January 1980. Colorado flagstone, steel. Dimensions: 60 × 72 × 72 in (152 × 183 × 183 cm).
Stone Pile 6 is part of the tensegrity, or Brute Series, in which gravity and the pressure of the stones provide the energy—or “glue”—that holds the sculpture together without welding. Weight becomes an active structural force as stone and steel interact through tension, compression, and balance.
Gravitational energy is channeled and made visible through the interlocking forged steel bars, creating a static energy event—a sculpture held in arrested motion. The title Stone Pile functions deliberately as both noun and verb, suggesting not only an object but an action—the act of piling or stacking. The work reflects a recurring concern in my sculpture: how opposing forces—weight and lift, mass and movement, tension and stability—can be brought into balance.
January 1980. Colorado flagstone, steel. Dimensions: 60 × 72 × 72 in (152 × 183 × 183 cm).
Stone Pile 6 is part of the tensegrity, or Brute Series, in which gravity and the pressure of the stones provide the energy—or “glue”—that holds the sculpture together without welding. Weight becomes an active structural force as stone and steel interact through tension, compression, and balance.
Gravitational energy is channeled and made visible through the interlocking forged steel bars, creating a static energy event—a sculpture held in arrested motion. The title Stone Pile functions deliberately as both noun and verb, suggesting not only an object but an action—the act of piling or stacking. The work reflects a recurring concern in my sculpture: how opposing forces—weight and lift, mass and movement, tension and stability—can be brought into balance.
Photo: Ken Elk
Photo: Ken Elk
