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July 2015
Vermont slate, pigmented and sealed steel
23 × 41 × 6 in. (58 × 104 × 15 cm)
Storm Warning V (Red Rain 3.14) grew from John Van Alstine's experiences in the vast landscapes of Wyoming, where towering storm clouds and sweeping curtains of rain could be seen moving across the open sky, sometimes evaporating before reaching the ground. Here, a heavy slate form becomes an ominous storm cloud while strands of red steel suggest rain suspended between earth and sky.
The sculpture embraces the visual irony found throughout Van Alstine's work: the earthbound stone appears to float while the "falling" rain simultaneously supports it. The red rain alludes to the environmental threat of acid rain in the Adirondacks, while the subtitle 3.14 refers to the steel element's resemblance to the mathematical symbol π, expressing the artist's belief that science, understanding, and human ingenuity can help solve the environmental challenges we create.
July 2015
Vermont slate, pigmented and sealed steel
23 × 41 × 6 in. (58 × 104 × 15 cm)
Storm Warning V (Red Rain 3.14) grew from John Van Alstine's experiences in the vast landscapes of Wyoming, where towering storm clouds and sweeping curtains of rain could be seen moving across the open sky, sometimes evaporating before reaching the ground. Here, a heavy slate form becomes an ominous storm cloud while strands of red steel suggest rain suspended between earth and sky.
The sculpture embraces the visual irony found throughout Van Alstine's work: the earthbound stone appears to float while the "falling" rain simultaneously supports it. The red rain alludes to the environmental threat of acid rain in the Adirondacks, while the subtitle 3.14 refers to the steel element's resemblance to the mathematical symbol π, expressing the artist's belief that science, understanding, and human ingenuity can help solve the environmental challenges we create.
