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Kim, Martin,
Arguello, George,
Gonzales, Pierre,
Ortega, Candido,
Padilla, Joseph,
Landscape -- Celestial
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Vegas
Sundial
Sculpture
Luna Eclipse, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kim, Martin, sculptor.
Arguello, George, assistant.
Gonzales, Pierre, assistant.
Ortega, Candido, assistant.
Padilla, Joseph, assistant.
Title:
Luna Eclipse, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel, painted white.
Dimensions:
Approx. 91 in. x 91 in. x 4 ft. x Diam. 8 ft. x Circum. 26 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Layered round sculpture with hole in the center. Through mathematical calculations, the piece is designed to create the phases of the moon. The hole allows light to pass through.
Subject:
Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Mathematics
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Vegas
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Luna Vocational Technical Institute, P. O. Drawer K, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
Remarks:
Sculpture was executed through the College's Artist-in-Residence program. It is designed to create phases of the moon through mathematical and scientific calculations. Students assisted with the sculpture. Participating faculty members were George Arguello and Pierre Gonzales (Drafting), Joseph Padilla (Physics), and Candido Ortega (Welding). IAS files include a progress report from the artist.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
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 NM000502
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000502
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