{"id":44986,"date":"2017-05-18T03:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T07:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=44986"},"modified":"2019-02-06T10:13:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:13:04","slug":"vibrant-works-update-outdoor-sculpture-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/05_18_2017\/vibrant-works-update-outdoor-sculpture-exhibition","title":{"rendered":"Vibrant works update outdoor sculpture exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sturdy green stalk sports a showy red head high on the hill west of University Hall. A dancer gives a joyful performance near UT Medical Center. And a family stands on the west side of Centennial Mall.<\/p>\n

Ray Katz\u2019s \u201cDomino,\u201d Gregory Mendez\u2019s \u201cEllie\u201d and Todd Kime\u2019s \u201cProfiling\u201d are three of the eight new pieces installed for the 12th annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.<\/p>\n

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Gregory Mendez\u2019s \u201cEllie\u201d dances near UT Medical Center.<\/p><\/div>It\u2019s a springtime tradition: New artwork blooms at The University of Toledo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my favorite time of the year. I love when the new pieces arrive,\u201d said Dr. Steve LeBlanc, interim dean of the College of Engineering and chair of the Campus Beautification Committee. \u201cThey certainly add to the beauty of of the campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three of the new works are by Mike Sohikian: \u201cMale Flamenco\u201d steps it up near the sidewalk on the north side of University and Gillham halls; \u201cFigure With Large Bowl\u201d walks on the east side of the Health and Human Services Building; and \u201cThe Veteran\u201d stands resolutely on the west side of the Health Education Building on Main Campus.<\/p>\n

Sohikian, a retired ironworker, has a reputation for creating beauty from scraps of steel. <\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lifetime of love and appreciation for art, but I didn\u2019t begin my art career until 1995,\u201d the Genoa, Ohio, resident said. \u201cI assemble industrial materials and rework them into fascinating forms.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Sam Soet\u2019s \u201cCedar Walker Variations II\u201d is perched in Ravin Plaza on Centennial Mall.<\/p><\/div>Sam Soet\u2019s artful twist titled \u201cCedar Walker Variations II\u201d sits in Ravin Plaza on Centennial Mall. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am at home outdoors in the woods. This is where I draw my inspiration from \u2014\u00a0the lines, shapes and movements influence the forms of my sculptures,\u201d said Soet, who lives in Farwell, Mich. \u201cI pride myself in working with materials that are sustainably sourced, essentially giving new life to a fallen tree or limb, or saving a log from a burn pile.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s last new work, \u201cThree Tenors\u201d by Ric Leichliter, will be installed this week near the Root Bridge, where North Tower Boulevard meets Stadium Drive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cProfiling\u201d by Todd Kime stands on the west side of Centennial Mall.<\/p><\/div>In addition, Sohikian\u2019s \u201cReaching for the Moon\u201d from last year\u2019s exhibit still sits on the west side of Savage Arena.<\/p>\n

And thanks to donor contributions and a partnership between the Campus Beautification Committee and the President\u2019s Commission on the River, Tom Rudd\u2019s 9-foot, 1,000-pound \u201cWhitefish\u201d is becoming a permanent part of UT\u2019s collection and will continue swimming south of Carlson Library near the Ottawa River.<\/p>\n

Nearly 230 artists submitted proposals to the Midwest Sculpture Initiative, and the UT Campus Beautification Committee reviewed the entries and selected pieces for this year\u2019s exhibition.<\/p>\n

Artists receive stipends for the sculptures, which will be on display for the next year.<\/p>\n

Nearly 120 sculptures have rotated through the display at the University since the exhibit began, and 11 have become part of UT\u2019s art collection thanks to the generosity of campus benefactors, colleges and departments, according to LeBlanc.<\/p>\n

\u201cGifts from donors make the annual exhibition possible,\u201d LeBlanc said. \u201cIf you like the sculptures, please consider a gift to the Campus Beautification Committee through the UT Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Go to https:\/\/give2ut.utoledo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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