For my essay I went and examined a
sculpture on Green River Campus that is near the center of the campus. It is an art installation that is one of my
favorite art pieces. The sculpture was co-designed by an artist by the name of
Ted Jonsson. The Seattle Solstice was
the fabricator of this piece. It
contains two main pieces that each serve a purpose in the piece of art. There is a water wall that is and S shape and
it is a beautiful black piece of granite.
Water is constantly coming down both sides of the wall. There are grooved surfaces in the
granite. This unique feature creates
random designs and patterns from the water that makes it illuminate when the
Sun shines on it. When the water creates
random designs or patterns there are a few Gestalt principles that happen. There is similarity by the repeating patterns
in the water. The water patterns also
create continuance. There is also grouping
by shape and form, and grouping by orientation.
The Sun gives the black piece of granite a very elegant glossy look to
the granite. There are also tiles
located on the granite wall and they are designated for donors that give money
to Green River Community College. By the
piece of granite wall there is a marble looking piece of stone that looks like
it weighs thousands of pounds. The stone
is in the shape of a sphere. The marble
looking stone settles in carved area where it sits and can be rotated or moved
by water coming up from underneath it.
Because it rotates by the water it creates an effect just like the stone
wall. The water on the surface of it
illuminates the stone when the Sun is out with vibrant Sun colors. While researching about this piece and the
artist, I found out about some really interesting facts about the piece of
art. I found out that the marble looking
stone is carved out of Meta-Volcanic Greenstone. The water underneath the stone is constantly
able to give it water underneath through the use of water pressure. The water is constantly streaming up from a
recycling pump and it uses a minimal daily amount of water to keep it
running. The polished greenstone sphere
weighs approximately 5,500 pounds and is kept afloat by very little water
pressure. This piece is a very organic
piece of art. It is an organic piece
because of all of the elements that are used to make this piece. All of the pieces come from nature. The stone that floats from water pressure
gives a sense of balance to the piece.
The artist, Ted Jonsson, is a Seattle artist that usually works with
"junk art." This is an art
form that involves an artist using objects that people would normally consider
junk and throw away. He takes
"junk" objects and creates a piece of art out of anything that he can
find. This artist Jonsson has a couple
other pieces around the Seattle area. He
has been producing public art since the 1970’s.
Overall, I really like this monument that is located at Green
River. It is nice to know that people’s
art appreciation is still there even though it doesn’t seem like it sometimes.
Works Cited
http://www.greenriver.edu/friends_alumni/foundation/kennelly_commons.shtm
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