Title: Passages

by Joe Agati

Material: Granite

This piece consists of three five-and-a-half feet high, four-and-a-half wide and one-foot deep rough-hewn irregularly shaped red granite blocks.

Sculpture provided through Illinois Capital Development Board Art-in- Architecture program

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

• heavy
• stone
• massive
• repeating
• hurdles
• rough
• windows

Other Questions

• This sculpture includes three similar pieces. Do you think the three blocks make the piece more powerful or impressive than if it were made of one block?
• What do the openings add to the piece?
• How would you approach the sculpture? Would you look through the openings first or meander between the blocks?
• The height of the blocks is about the height of an average human being. What view do you think would be most interesting? Explain.
• What does the rough texture add to the piece?
• Do you think the sculpture is interesting to look at? Explain.
• If you are at the garden and you look through the openings in the sculpture, what do you see? How does this add to your experience with the sculpture?
• What makes a sculpture powerful?
• Why do you think the artist called this "Passages?"

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