Arden Oculus, (sculpture).

Arden Oculus, (sculpture).

Rothrock, Rick, sculptor.

Arden Oculus, (sculpture).

September 6, 2015. Installed April 21, 2016.

Vermont marble.

6 ft. 5 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 5 in.

Arden Oculus represents continuity and connection and was inspired by bronze age and neolithic symbolic language and art from contemporary genres. It is carved as two eddies or vortexes based upon a logarithmic Fibonacci spiral, which connect seamlessly in a layer of pink and smoky quartz inclusions between two stratum of crystalline white, grey and green marble. The Arden Oculus is oriented to the cardinal directions and casts shadows and projected lights that correspond to the diurnal cycle and the solar year.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Arden

Arden Club, 2126 The Highway, Gild Hall, Arden, Delaware 19810

Arden Oculus was commissioned and gifted to the Village of Arden, Delaware by Aaron and Sally Hamburger through the Hamburger Endowment Fund. Upon completion, the Village of Arden donated Arden Oculus to the Arden Club where it was installed outside the Gild Hall.

Rothrock, Rick, 2023.

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