{"id":11771,"date":"2011-05-26T04:27:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T09:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2011-05-23T09:42:49","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T14:42:49","slug":"new-sculptures-cast-creative-air-on-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/05_26_2011\/new-sculptures-cast-creative-air-on-campuses","title":{"rendered":"New sculptures cast creative air on campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_11822\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/the-invention-and-happy-happy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11822\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/the-invention-and-happy-happy.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHappy Happy,\u201d left, and \u201cThe Invention,\u201d glacial granite, by Giancarlo Calicchia\" title=\"the-invention-and-happy-happy\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/the-invention-and-happy-happy.jpg 468w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/the-invention-and-happy-happy-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHappy Happy,\u201d left, and \u201cThe Invention,\u201d glacial granite, by Giancarlo Calicchia<\/p><\/div>There are a couple of new faces in Ravin Plaza on Centennial Mall, and a hefty catfish has landed behind Carlson Library near the Ottawa River.<\/p>\n<p>See the stony visages titled \u201cHappy Happy\u201d and \u201cThe Invention,\u201d made from glacial granite by Giancarlo Calicchia, and the corten steel and stainless steel \u201cCat Fish\u201d forged by Ken Thompson. The works are three of the 10 new pieces installed for the sixth annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 entries were submitted for consideration to the Midwest Sculpture Initiative. The UT Campus Beautification Committee reviewed the submissions and selected the sculptures to display.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_11823\" style=\"width: 312px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sentinel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11823\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sentinel.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cSentinel,\u201d painted steel, by Brian Ferriby\" title=\"sentinel\" width=\"302\" height=\"473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sentinel.jpg 302w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sentinel-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cSentinel,\u201d painted steel, by Brian Ferriby<\/p><\/div>\u201cWe hope everyone continues to enjoy the beauty the Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition adds to the University\u2019s campuses,\u201d said Dr. Steven LeBlanc, senior associate dean in the College of Engineering and chair of the Campus Beautification Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Zweygardt\u2019s \u201cPassions Guardian\u201d adds a 1,200-pound exclamation point to the Student River Plaza behind the Student Union. And Brian Ferriby\u2019s red-painted steel \u201cSentinel\u201d adds a dash of color to Ravin Plaza on Centennial Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Other new works on Main Campus are TJ Aitken\u2019s \u201cBoomer\u2019s Nike,\u201d which is located near Ottawa East and the University\/Parks Trail; John Sauve\u2019s \u201cPuppenspieler,\u201d which is on the east side of the Health and Human Services Building; and Douglas Gruizenga\u2019s aluminum \u201cHarmony,\u201d which sits near the southeast entrance to Nitschke Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInterloctangles,\u201d a 175-pound steel work by Lee Badger, is outside UT Medical Center\u2019s east entrance, and the steel \u201cMatisse Cut-Out\u201d by Mike Sohikian is on the south side of the Health Education Building on Health Science Campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUT provides wonderful venues for the placement of outdoor sculpture that significantly adds to the beauty of campuses,\u201d said Richard Eastop, former UT administrator, who serves on the Campus Beautification Committee. \u201cWe now have 14 sculptures that we own and 10 that are part of the annual rotating exhibit. The fact that we do this sets the University apart from many other institutions; I like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a generous donor, Dorothy MacKenzie Price from the UT class of 1948, one work from last year, Sohikian\u2019s \u201cHarp,\u201d will stay on Main Campus. The piece was moved from the Ravin Plaza to the north side of the Snyder Memorial Building.<\/p>\n<p>All artists received a $250 stipend for their artwork, which will remain on display for the next year. This exhibition is funded by the Campus Beautification Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten new works dot UT&#8217;s campuses. 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