Sculpture: Double Happiness

Artist: Richard Taylor, Milwaukee

Media: Painted Aluminum, 2002

Southwestern Illinois College Foundation Gift: Donors Gary & Lucia Graham, Marie T. Ackermann, In Memory Lynn Ackermann Stewart, John H. Marsh, Carol A. Bartle, Barbara Constance, Dede Strano, Anne & Eric Weidmann, Roger & Elaine Lowery, Bruce & Gloria Holland, Patrick & Roseanne Mathis

Artist Statement

"Much of my work is inspired by music and by poetry.  The rhythms and syncopation, harmonies and colors of jazz and classical music form a deep basis for the roots of my work, and I see these elements expressed in the slowly dancing forms of "Double Happiness."

"The title actually comes from the wedding of a Chinese friend I attended.  She and her husband entitled their ceremony "Double Happiness", and the poetry of the entwined upper forms of the sculpture call to mind, for me, the uplifting union of such commitment.  The sculpture is not necessarily entirely about this marriage, or marriage in general, but more a celebration of anything we find uplifting and contributing to a shared happiness in human kind.

It continues to be one of my favorite pieces and one which I receive many comments about, via slides and pictures."

Taylor, a self-employed artist, has a bachelor's degree in art history and a master's of fine arts in painting and drawing - as well as a DDS from Marquette University School of Dentistry.  His sculptures are featured in numerous collections throughout Wisconsin and elsewhere in the United States.  He has appeared in major exhibitions in Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

The work is 11' H, 6' W

"Double Happiness" was installed on our campus after being displayed the summer of 2002 in the Chicago International Sculpture Show, Pier Walk.

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