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Mr. Big Beetle Finds His Way – by Janet Austin
2015
Welded steel, stainless steel & concrete with Glass Mosaic / 5′ x 9′ x 4″
Janet Austin made the Beetle.
Vector fabricated the stainless steel leaf and stem and the steel base.
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Echo – by Bruce White
2015
Steel and Stainless steel
34 feet H x 26 feet W
Location: 13th street Marshalltown, Iowa
Engineering, drawing and structural steel interior by Vector; Stainless steel exterior by Bruce White.
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
Unveiled: May 26, 2015
Location: John Hancock Center – south lobby – Chestnut Street entrance
Commissioned by HEARN, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm.
Concept: Lucent accurately map the stars that can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere from earth with naked eye.
Description: Semi-spherical sculpture made of stainless steel, glass and fiber optic wires.
There is a mirrored ceiling above, creating an illusion of a complete sphere,
and a reflective pool below, giving a sense of infinity.
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2015: Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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“Lucent”, commissioned by The Hearn Company in 2015, derives its name from the Latin word “lucere” meaning ‘to glow or shine’. Created by Internationally renowned sculptor Wolfgang Buttress, the artwork depicts the 3106 brightest starts in the Northern Hemisphere. Simple and elegant, Lucent measures 14’ in diameter, is fiber optically illuminated, and appears to pulsate as a hand-painted color wheel spins in front of the hidden light source. Through distillation and the integration of engineering and artistry, this Buttress piece arrives at an almost essential form: light, delicate, yet strong. A sense of infinity is implied by the double reflection of water and mirror polished steel.
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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FABRICATION and INSTALLATION
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress / Image courtesy Susan Aurinko
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress / Image courtesy Susan Aurinko
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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INSTALLATION
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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Lucent – by Wolfgang Buttress
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Circuit – by Barbara Cooper
2015
Wood and Perforated stainless steel / 18’W x 7’H x 8’D
Metal components by Vector
Location: Hindsdale Public Library, Hinsdale, Florida.
Photo by Eileen Ryan Studio
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Barbara Cooper and Derick Malkemus
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Circuit – by Barbara Cooper
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Circuit by Barbara Cooper
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Circuit by Barbara Cooper
Eclipse – Mike Baur and Steve Mueller
Eclipse – Mike Baur Sculpture and Steve Mueller Painting
At Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery,
University of Indianapolis
January 16 – Ferbrary 6, 2015.
Eclipse – Mike Baur and Steve Mueller
2014: Amplifiers – by Nicole Beck
Amplifiers – by Nicole Beck
Dedicated: October 10, 2014
Location: Electrical and Computer Engineering [ECE] building at the University of Illinois.
306 N Wright St Urbana, IL 61801, at the entrance from the quad side of the building.
Description: 18′ x 12′ x 6′/ Stainless steel, dichroic glass, RGB LEDs, granite.
Commission by Capital Development Board of Illinois Art-In-Architecture program.
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2014: Amplifiers – by Nicole Beck
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2014: Amplifiers – by Nicole Beck
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2014: Amplifiers – by Nicole Beck
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The shape of the windows of the sculptures mimic the light emission pulses from two electrons oscillating along the axis of a LED.
For more on the Opening Reception, click here..
Making a huge sculpture like this needs a lot of collaboration as well. Stainless steel fabrication by Vector Custom Fabricating. Dichroic glass by Kaiser von Roenn Studios, Tallahassee, Florida; Philips Colorkinetics Programmable RGB LEDs programmed by ECE Junior Brady Salz & Troy Fujimara of Lightswitch, Rigging & Site Installations by Pat Mcdonald and Nash Crane, Granite bases by Eric Lindsey and John Basile, Chicago Heights, electrical wiring & installation by Renewables Specialists Trang Donovan and proposal renders by Christopher Tedin.
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Above video by Bon Bon Films, Inc.
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Sculptor Nicole Beck collaborated with Vector in structural engineering, creating CADs and fabrication of the sculptures and the dichroic glass.
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Amplifiers by Nicole Beck
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Amplifiers by Nicole Beck
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Amplifiers by Nicole Beck
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The Herron Alumni Association honored Steve Mueller (B.F.A. ‘76 with High Distinction) as 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The award recognizes outstanding alumni who have brought honor to their alma mater by distinguishing themselves professionally or through extraordinary service to the school and university. Mueller has done both.
At a special gathering in the Basile Auditorium in Eskenazi Hall on Wednesday, October 8, Dean Valerie Eickmeier presented the award. The evening, began with a reception and then a panel discussion about entrepreneurship and public art led by the Dean Valerie Eickmeier, Steve Mueller and John Himmelfarb from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event was free and open to the public.
Vector Fabricating has donated its services to create and install the grand, ornamental staircase in Eskenazi Hall at Herron School of Art and Design. Mueller also has made significant gifts of art to the IU Art Museum, and to Herron in the form of “Stacked”, a sculpture by the late Professor Emeritus Gary Freeman.
For the press release of the event, click here..
IMAGES FROM THE EVENT
Honoring Steve Mueller was Distinguished Alumni Award, 2014
at Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis [IUPUI]
Date: October 8, 2014.
Steve Mueller speaking at the occassion
Steve Mueller speaking at the occasion.
Steve Mueller, Debbie Mueller and Dean Valerie Eickmeier
Steve Mueller, Debbie Mueller and Dean Valerie Eickmeier. The abstract sculpture by Gary Freeman was a gift to the Herron School from Steve Mueller. Gary Freeman [1937-2014] was a Professor Emeritus of Sculpture at Herron School. All three co-founders of Vector studied under Professor Gary Freeman at the John Herron School of Art and Design.
Panel discussion with Dean Valerie Eickmeier, Steve Mueller and John Himmelfarb
Panel discussion on entrepreneurship and public art led by Dean Valerie Eickmeier, Steve Mueller and John Himmelfarb.
Steve Mueller receiving a gift
Steve Mueller receiving a gift. In the image, sculptor John Himmelfarb and Vice-President of Herron Alumni Association Duane King
Vice-President, Herron Alumni Association Duane King, Dean Valerie Eickmeier, sculptor Steve Mueller and sculptor John Himmelfarb.
Vice-President, Herron Alumni Association Duane King, Dean Valerie Eickmeier, sculptor Steve Mueller and sculptor John Himmelfarb.
Dean Valerie Eickmeier, with Vectr team Debbie Mueller, Mike Wilkie, Steve Mueller and Barry Hehemann.
Dean Valerie Eickmeier, with Vectr team Debbie Mueller, Mike Wilkie, Steve Mueller and Barry Hehemann.
Family and friends came to attend the event.
Family and friends came to attend the event
Evening ended with Italian dinner
Evening ended with Italian dinner.
MORE PHOTOS from the event: SCROLL DOWN
Vector Fabricating donated its services to create and install the grand, ornamental staircase in Eskenazi Hall at Herron School of Art and Design. Steve Mueller also has made significant gifts of art to the IU Art Museum, and to Herron in the form of “Stacked”, a sculpture by the late Professor Emeritus Gary Freeman. Another abstract sculpture by the late Professor was gifted during the event.
Ornamental staircase in Eskenazi Hall at Herron School of Art and Design
Ornamental staircase in Eskenazi Hall at Herron School of Art and Design
Stacked by late Professor Gary Freeman
Stacked by late Professor Emeritus Gary Freeman.
Abstract by late Professor Gary Freeman
Abstract by late Professor Emeritus Gary Freeman.
2014: Distinguished Alumni Award goes to Stephen Mueller [Herron School of Art + Design]
For the press release, click here..
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Cosmic Dancer – by Terrence Karpowicz
2014
Steel pipes and polymer
Location: Domaine Forgot Sculpture Park, Quebec, Canada.
Athelete Series: Using industrial roll metal tubing, Karpowicz creates anthropomorphic gestures that resemble athlete in motion.
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Athlete Series http://www.vectortheartoffabricating.com/portfolio-view/athlete-series-by-terrence-karpowicz/
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GARY FREEMAN [1937 – 2014].
Gary Freeman was Professor Emeritus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis [IUPUI] and served as head of the Herron School of Art Sculpture Department for 33 years, from 1968 until his retirement in 2001.He died on January 6, 2014, after a prolonged illness.
To celebrate the life of Gary Freeman, the Herron School of Art & Design organized an event on March 1, 2014 at the Eskenazi Fine Arts Center. People were invited to share their stories about Gary Freeman. There was also an exhibition of his work..
Vector Custom Fabricating was established in 1978 by three artist-entrepreneurs, Barry Hehemann, Steve Mueller and Mike Wilkie. All three received their BFA degrees in Sculpture while studying with Professor Gary Freeman at the John Herron School of Art and Design; and then went on to earn their Master Degrees in Sculpture from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
“We all graduated different years but we had something in common: Gary’s work inspired us with the possibilities of fabricated metal. It’s hard for me to imagine the formation of Vector without his influence. The excellence he brought to the activity that was central to his life – making sculpture – was his teaching method”.
– Steve Mueller
Gary Freeman Remembrance