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    		• Religion -- Old Testament
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Aurora
     
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    Isaac 2 Swimming Stones, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tobin, Christian, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Isaac 2 Swimming Stones, (sculpture).
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Dimensions: 
    Dediated June 29, 2001.
    Approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 4 ft.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Religion -- Old Testament -- Isaac
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Aurora
    Fountain
    Kinetic
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Aurora, Public Art Commission, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois 60507
    Located South Stolp Avenue & West Benton Sreet, Aurora, Illinois
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: ISAAC 2 / SWIMMING STONES / A KINETIC SCULPTURE BY CHRISTIAN TOBIN / DEDICATED JUNE 29, 2001. / "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." A. Einstein / Isaac 2, a fountain sculpted by internationally acclaimed artist Christian Tobin brings to Aurora the most mysterious essence of both science and art. Here the hydrostatic force of water unleashing the kinetic energy of stone creates a work of compelling vitality inviting us to look and linger, talk and even dream. These four massive granite obelisks- 12 feet in height, weighing 4000 pounds each- feature top-stone segments, rhythmically rocking and swiveling, balanced on cushions of water. Each time a top-stone centers itself on the middle of its tower and is restored to equilibrium, the power of gravity is once more proclaimed: each turn of a stone replying to the center of the earth. The elemental effect of the force of water through each of these commanding rock pillars cascading onto the pedestrian walk below brings us together with the laws of nature and the transformational power of art. This sculpture was specially commissioned for this site by the City of Aurora Public Art Commission to inaugurate the Aurora Downtown Art and Science Walk series.
    References: 
    National Society of Colonial Dames, Illinois, 2011.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 72230213
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