{"id":9899,"date":"2011-02-04T05:44:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T10:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=9899"},"modified":"2011-02-04T09:18:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T14:18:52","slug":"flowing-steel-glowing-glass-together-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/02_04_2011\/flowing-steel-glowing-glass-together-at-last","title":{"rendered":"Flowing steel, glowing glass \u2014 together at last"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tom Lingeman, left, Jason Arbogast and Mary Ellen Graham posed for a photo with pieces of their sculpture.<\/p><\/div>\n

When three UT alumni left an 11-foot-high calling card in the lobby of Ohio State University\u2019s JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center, the message it carried was clear: Relax, refresh, regenerate.<\/p>\n

The intricate work of stainless steel and glass is the result of an artistic collaboration between sculptor Tom Lingeman, UT professor of art, who is a member of the UT class of \u201972 and \u201979 for respective bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in education; nationally known glass artist Mary Ellen Graham, who took her UT bachelor of education degree in 1981 and her master of liberal studies in 2000; and ace welder Jason Arbogast, a Toledo sculptor whose bachelor of art degree was completed at UT in 1999.<\/p>\n

From the first, Lingeman and Graham envisioned an immediacy between art and audience. \u201cWe planned highly crafted, organic forms that would flow freely,\u201d said Lingeman, who forged the sculpture\u2019s flowing steel ribbons.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was conceived as a piece that people see when they come into the medical facility,\u201d added Graham, whose hand-blown glass groupings adorn the steel. \u201cThe sculpture is something people can lose themselves in, maybe end up feeling a little better. We wanted the work of art to be uplifting and to assist in patients\u2019 recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The completed work, as yet untitled, was installed in Ohio State University\u2019s JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center last month.<\/p><\/div>\n

She created the free-form glass in soft, earthy hues to match the existing color scheme in the care center, she said.<\/p>\n

Once Columbus-area Andrews Architects Inc. awarded the project to her and Lingeman \u2014 from a field of six contenders \u2014 the two longtime artists initiated construction of a model at the University\u2019s Center for Sculptural Studies, matching the dimensions of the work\u2019s final home. That, they explained, would ensure a perfect fit when the piece was assembled in Columbus.<\/p>\n

One more thing Lingeman wanted to do, he said, was to bring in Arbogast to handle the delicate job of welding the curving steel strips together. \u201cJason is a sculptor in his own right,\u201d he said. \u201cHis weldings are what hold everything together. The steel pieces may look like independent ribbons floating in space, but they\u2019re all permanently connected.\u201c<\/p>\n

Added Arbogast with a grin, \u201cWhen you\u2019re working with something 11 feet tall, you need more than two hands. I think that\u2019s why Tom pulled me into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

All three expressed deep satisfaction with the final product. \u201cAll of us have brought a lot to the party,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

Arbogast agreed, saying, \u201cBeing able to visualize the final product at the beginning and reaching it is always very gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lingeman, though, may have had the final word when he said, \u201cI\u2019m pleased that we were all able to work so well together!\u201d<\/p>\n

The sculpture was installed in Columbus Jan. 16. It remains untitled, though the team is considering suggestions from facility staff, doctors and patients before its official dedication in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A glass and steel sculpture created by three UT alumni appears to dance and sway in Ohio State University\u2019s JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9899"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}