Title: Fractured Form

by Rob Lorenson

Material: Stainless Steel

This sculpture stands 11 feet tall and was first exhibited at Chicago's International Sculpture exhibition on the city's Navy Pier, Pier Walk 1999. 

College Foundation Gift:
Carol Bartle

What words describe the sculpture?  Add your own words too.

• circular
• smooth
• powerful
• hole
• round
• steel
• outer space

Other Questions:

• What makes the sculpture interesting?
• The artist broke the circle and tilted the shapes that he created. Do you think it made the sculpture more interesting than creating an unbroken circle? Why?
• Where do you think you should stand for the most interesting view of the sculpture?
• Can you see the texture?
• The sculpture looks smooth and seems like it would feel smooth. What does the texture do to the surface of the sculpture? What does it add?
• Is there something about the sculpture that is soft?
• When you look at this sculpture where do your eyes go? What direction do they move in?
• How does the sculpture look from the side? When you move around the sculpture, how does it change?
• The way the light hits the sculpture is very important in how the sculpture looks. Look at how the light makes the sculpture look different from different points of view.
• If your family put this sculpture in your backyard would you treat it differently? What would your brothers and sisters do with it?
• How does a sculpture change a place?

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