2018: Refurbishment of Spectral Liberation (1984) – by Christiane T. Martens

Spectral Liberation – by Christiane T. Martens

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Spectral Liberation – by Christiane T. Martens

Installation: 1984 / Reinstalled: 2018

Stainless steel / 14 rainblow hued cancave arcs

Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

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1984 Barry Hehemann

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“Spectral Liberation” by Christiane Martens was fabricated by Vector and installed at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in 1984 as a gift from David Belin. Belin commissioned the sculpture in memory of his wife Connie Belin, whose remarkably sunny disposition and rainbow “signature” were commemorated by the piece. In time, the sculpture had become a hallmark for the Botanical Garden and the surrounding city. When it was damaged in 2017 The Conservation Center hired Vector to re-make the damaged parts and refurbish the surface of the remaining components.

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March 2018 Car accident / Photo courtesy of the Conservation Center

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2018: New large arc

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2018 New small arc

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2018 Re-finish of existing arcs

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2018 Finished new large arc

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2018 Re-installation of Spectral Liberation

2018: Refurbishment of Spiral Rain Form (1978) – by David Morris

2018: Refurbishment of Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

Refurbished at Vector in 2018.

Originally fabricated in 1978 / Stainless steel / 23′ high

Commissioned by City of Chicago Percent for Art program

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

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[Refurbished] Spiral Rain Form – by David Morris

2017: Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Photo by Aron Gent

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Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2017

Painted Steel Sheet Metal

Dimensions: 23 feet x 13 feet

Location: CTA Red Line Wilson Station

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Installation

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Installation

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio / Fabrication

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

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2017 Arpeggio – by Cecil Balmond Studio

2016: Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

2016 Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

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Sky Landing – by Yoko Ono

2016

Stainless steel plate 3/4″ thick

Project 120

Location: Garden of Phoenix, Jackson Park. 5800 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

“Sky Landing” by Yoko Ono, will be the first permanent work of art by Yoko Ono in the Americas. It will be installed in the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park. Sky Landing will become a place of congregation and contemplation and will be installed in harmony within the existing surrounding gardens and habitats of Jackson Park.

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2016 The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

2016

Corten steel, stone and LED lights

Location: Wassaja Hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa / Photo by James Prinz

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa / Photo by James Prinz

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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2016: The Long Way Home – by Lynn Basa

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2015: Double Donut I – by Karl Geckler

 

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2015: Double Donut #I – by Karl Geckler

Description: Stainless Steel / 18″ x 20″ x 32″.

For Karl Geckler website.. click here..

A excerpt from his website..
Karl Geckler is an architect and sculptor based in Chicago, IL. He has worked for the architectural firms SOM, Taller de Arquitectura, and GREC Architects. He studied stone sculpture in Pietrasanta, Italy and tool & die / metal working in Chicago. He has taught stone carving at Gallery 37 in Chicago and at the Marble Carving Studio in Pietrasanta, Italy. He has pieces in private collections in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Barcelona.

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