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Spectralwave, (sculpture). Artist:  Nicoloff, Alex, sculptor. Keough, Doug, founder. Heliarc Welders, founder. Title:  Spectralwave, (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: acrylic, painted steel; Base: railroad ties, painted concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 33 in. x W. 9 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 17 in. x 9 1/2 ft. x 13 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Abstract sundial composed of 19 curved steel planes aligned vertically and connected together. Each plane is topped by two triangular clear acrylic prisms, allowing the sculpture to function as a sundial. The sides of the sculpture sweep slightly back, giving it an overall rippling effect. The steel planes are painted pale yellow with the intervals between the north facing planes overpainted in bright yellow. The sculpture stands on a base of four railroad ties. The ties rest on concrete footings which are painted dark brown to match the wood. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley Sundial Sculpture Owner:  University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, California 94720 Remarks:  Before being placed at its current location, the sculpture was temporarily located in the Kroeber Fountain on campus sometime in 1982. It was installed at its current location in 1994. The prisms along the top of the sculpture refract the sunlight; at noon, the spectra converge into the center portion of the sculpture. For related material see article in "Leonardo", No. 2, 1992, pg. 159-161. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA001254   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001254 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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