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An International Sculpture Exhibit at Georgia Tech

Engineered Art:
The Georgia Tech campus is home to a 15-piece international exhibition by various artists. The exhibition, on loan to the Institute, features a soaring 50-foot steel piece titled La Tour by the internationally acclaimed, Chattanoogabased sculptor John Henry, who also is the curator for the exhibition. Engineered Art is part of Arts@Tech, an initiative to enhance the Georgia Tech community by fostering programs and events spanning the arts spectrum at the intersection of technological innovation and creative expression. The initiative is an outcome of the Institutes Strategic Plan. The sculpture exhibition is free and open to the public.

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Tic STRETCH (Tech Green West) Steel, Glass, Neon 15H x 12D x 12W 4,000 pounds Courtesy of the artist

Portal Albert Paley (Van Leer/Tech Green North) Natural Patina 588 Corten Steel 118H x 33D x 44W 3,210 pounds Courtesy of the artist Tux Isaac Duncan III (Van Leer/Tech Green North) Stainless Steel 16H x 54D x 5W 400 pounds Courtesy of the artist Big Red Tumpkin Verina Baxter (Noonan Courtyard west of Klaus) Painted Aluminum, Stainless Steel 132H x 62D x 10W 800 pounds Courtesy of the artist Scetch II Klaus Duschat (Biotech Quad) Steel 15H x 118D x 15W 1,000 pounds Courtesy of the artist

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Cinch Adam Garey (Whitehead Building Lawn) Steel 25H x 6D x 4W 2,000 pounds Courtesy of the artist Cross of Steles Hartmut Stielow (Instructional Center Lawn) Steel, Granite 101H x 10D x 54W 10,000 pounds Courtesy of the artist La Tour John Henry (Instructional Center Lawn) Steel 50H x 20D x 25W 30,000 pounds Courtesy of the artist Renegade Chakaia Booker (Boggs - Student Center Parking Deck) Rubber Tire, Stainless Steel 8H x 5D x 5W 1,200 pounds Courtesy of the artist
Mercury, Venus, Mars
Peter Lundberg (Boggs - Student Center Parking Deck) Copper, Colored Concrete Mercury: 48H x 23D x 1W Venus: 88H x 2D x 16W Mars: 77H x 28D x 14W 1,850 pounds Courtesy of the artist

Untitled Terrence Karpowicz (Tech Walkway Triangle) Granite, Steel, Wood 99H x 19D x 110W 1,200 pounds Courtesy of the artist Squirt John Clement (Tech Walkway Triangle) Painted Steel 76H x 65D x 78W 1,400 pounds Courtesy of the artist King of Flying Klaus Albert (Van Leer/Tech Green North) Stainless and Milled Steel 116H x 2D x 13W 800 pounds Courtesy of the artist Ohd Bret Price (Van Leer/Tech Green North) Galvanized Steel 7H x 34D x 47W 300 pounds Courtesy of the artist

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Crown Doug Schatz (Campus Recreation Center entrance) Painted Steel 13H x 9D x 9W 800 pounds Courtesy of the artist

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About the Exhibition:

Each of the 15 works represents the best of contemporary sculpture by some of its most recognized artists. Made from a variety of materials including steel, aluminum, cast fiberglass, copper, concrete, wood, and rubber tires, the pieces represent a diversity of styles, themes, and technical approaches characterizing our times. The location of each sculpture was chosen to complement Georgia Techs lush and open green spaces. The exhibitions curator, John Henry, is known for his large-scale public sculptures. Since the early 1970s, he has produced monumental works for museums, cities, and public institutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

About the Artists:

Klaus Albert: Best known for his masterful manipulation of stainless steel, Albert has exhibited his works all over the world, including a project titled Ground Breakers: German Sculptures on the Grounds of the FIA at the Flint Institute of Arts, in Flint, Michigan. (See No. 4 on map.) Verina Baxter: After working exclusively in stone for many years, Baxter began incorporating painted aluminum and, more recently, stainless steel into her outdoor works. Her Tumpkin series is a group of sculptures on wheels, with one or several cutout plates either suspended or hanging inside the structure. (See No. 8 on map.) Chakaia Booker: The celebrated sculptor fuses ecological concerns with explorations of racial and economic difference, globalization, and gender by recycling discarded tires into complex assemblages. Booker began to integrate discarded construction materials into large outdoor sculptures in the early 1990s. (See No. 14 on map.) John Clement: Early in his career, Clement mentored under two of Americas most important sculptors, Mark di Suvero and John Henry. He creates large-scale, painted steel forms with open and inviting negative spaces that serve as locations for quiet reflection, landmarks, and social meeting places. (See No. 3 on map.) Isaac Duncan III: New York native and Afro-Cuban descendant, Duncan spent three years as the crew supervisor, heavy equipment operator, and artist assistant with John Henry before opening his own studio where he creates large-scale sculptures and fabrication projects. Duncan leads the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, an organization of sculptures for the region. (See No. 7 on map.) Klaus Duschat: The German sculptor has exhibited his works all over the world, from the Old Parish Church Pankow (Berlin, Germany) to the Flint Institute of Arts (Flint, Michigan). (See No. 9 on map.)

Adam Garey: Garey lives and works in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he splits his time between building his own work and managing the fabrication of sculptor John Henrys work. He is the 2007 recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Conference Exhibition. (See No. 11 on map.) John Henry: Henry is known worldwide for his large-scale public artworks, which grace numerous museum, corporate, public, and private collections. He arranges linear and rectilinear elements that appear to defy gravity. Many of his works suggest a snapshot of arrested motion, where flying or tumbling elements are frozen. (See No. 13 on map.) Terrence Karpowicz: As an art student in the 1970s, Karpowicz was influenced by the theories and practices of minimalism and conceptualism. His aesthetic is rooted in craftsmanship, while being informed by the nature of minimal forms and the layering of history and ideas. (See No. 2 on map.) Peter Lundberg: Lundbergs sculptures often reflect keen attention to his creative process, which melds rudimentary elements of life, nature, science, spirituality, and passion. (See No. 15 on map.) Albert Paley: Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Institute Honor Award, the American Institute of Architects highest award to a non-architect. He has completed more than 50 site-specific works for both public institutions and private corporations. (See No. 6 on map.) Bret Price: Since the late 1970s, Price has created his unique sculptures by building heating chambers around large pieces of steel, applying concentrated, intense heat, then manipulating the material to create a sense of softness. (See No. 5 on map.)

Doug Schatz: Best known for his fabricated steel forms, cast bronze figures, and pyrotechnical sculpture performances, Schatz has exhibited sculptures nationally and internationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions. He currently serves as an arts faculty member at the State University of New York in Potsdam, N.Y. (See No. 10 on map.) Hartmut Stielow: Stielow studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin where he was a master scholar under Bernhard Heiliger. His preferred materials are steel and granite, which often interact in his works to depict subtle balance and to form unity. He is the founder of Sculpture Network, Europes largest and most important sculpture organization. (See No. 12 on map.) STRETCH: STRETCH is a sculptor, artist, visionary, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and television personality whose works have been on display in private and corporate collections throughout the world. His choice of materials glass and steel work against each other, causing tension while maintaining a high level of dialogue. (See No. 1 on map.)

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www.arts.gatech.edu

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