Rock Flower- Grafted
Collection: Houston Airport System (HAS)
2020
Steel, glass, and limestone
Location:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
2800 N Terminal Rd
Houston, TX 77032
About the Artwork:
Rock Flower – Grafted (2020)
by Peter Mangan
Peter Mangan, born in New York in 1956, is a sculptor and painter who earned his MFA in sculpture from San Jose State University. His public artworks have been featured at the Museum of Texas Tech, Blanco Sculpture Trail, Bee Cave Sculpture Park, Andy Brown Sculpture Park, and more. Here is one of his mixed media sculptures, which is when an artwork is made with more than one medium or material, that uses steel, glass, and limestone and measures two feet high, 16 inches wide, and six inches deep. The sculpture takes the form of a steel flower and/or plant growing from a piece of limestone; the two flowers of the plant have glass fused with kiln-fired enamels and silver stain. Note how both pieces of glass have unique designs. The one on the right seems like an egg or embryo while the one on the left looks like a horizon. What does it mean to have a steel plant grow from a rock? Mangan said: “It is rewarding to bring something original into the world and see how people respond… The solid strength of metal is a good contrast to the delicate transparency of glass.”
Flor de Roca – Injertada (2020)
por Peter Mangan
Peter Mangan, nacido en Nueva York en 1956, es un escultor y pintor que obtuvo su Maestría en Bellas Artes en escultura en la San Jose State University. Sus obras de arte público han sido exhibidas en el Museum of Texas Tech, el Blanco Sculpture Trail, el Bee Cave Sculpture Park, el Andy Brown Sculpture Park, y otros lugares. Aquí se presenta una de sus esculturas de técnica mixta, cuando una obra de arte es hecha con más de un medio o material, la cual emplea acero, vidrio, y piedra caliza y mide dos pies de alto, 16 pulgadas de ancho, y seis pulgadas de profundidad. La escultura adopta la forma de una flor y/o planta de acero que brota de un fragmento de piedra caliza; las dos flores de la planta presentan vidrio fusionado con esmaltes cocidos al horno y tinte de plata. Observe cómo ambas piezas de vidrio poseen diseños únicos. La de la derecha evoca un huevo o un embrión, mientras que la de la izquierda semeja un horizonte. ¿Qué significa que una planta de acero brote de una roca? Mangan dijo: “Resulta gratificante traer algo original al mundo y observar la respuesta de la gente... La sólida fortaleza del metal constituye un excelente contraste con la delicada transparencia del vidrio.”
Rock Flower – Grafted (2020)
by Peter Mangan
Peter Mangan, born in New York in 1956, is a sculptor and painter who earned his MFA in sculpture from San Jose State University. His public artworks have been featured at the Museum of Texas Tech, Blanco Sculpture Trail, Bee Cave Sculpture Park, Andy Brown Sculpture Park, and more. Here is one of his mixed media sculptures, which is when an artwork is made with more than one medium or material, that uses steel, glass, and limestone and measures two feet high, 16 inches wide, and six inches deep. The sculpture takes the form of a steel flower and/or plant growing from a piece of limestone; the two flowers of the plant have glass fused with kiln-fired enamels and silver stain. Note how both pieces of glass have unique designs. The one on the right seems like an egg or embryo while the one on the left looks like a horizon. What does it mean to have a steel plant grow from a rock? Mangan said: “It is rewarding to bring something original into the world and see how people respond… The solid strength of metal is a good contrast to the delicate transparency of glass.”
Flor de Roca – Injertada (2020)
por Peter Mangan
Peter Mangan, nacido en Nueva York en 1956, es un escultor y pintor que obtuvo su Maestría en Bellas Artes en escultura en la San Jose State University. Sus obras de arte público han sido exhibidas en el Museum of Texas Tech, el Blanco Sculpture Trail, el Bee Cave Sculpture Park, el Andy Brown Sculpture Park, y otros lugares. Aquí se presenta una de sus esculturas de técnica mixta, cuando una obra de arte es hecha con más de un medio o material, la cual emplea acero, vidrio, y piedra caliza y mide dos pies de alto, 16 pulgadas de ancho, y seis pulgadas de profundidad. La escultura adopta la forma de una flor y/o planta de acero que brota de un fragmento de piedra caliza; las dos flores de la planta presentan vidrio fusionado con esmaltes cocidos al horno y tinte de plata. Observe cómo ambas piezas de vidrio poseen diseños únicos. La de la derecha evoca un huevo o un embrión, mientras que la de la izquierda semeja un horizonte. ¿Qué significa que una planta de acero brote de una roca? Mangan dijo: “Resulta gratificante traer algo original al mundo y observar la respuesta de la gente... La sólida fortaleza del metal constituye un excelente contraste con la delicada transparencia del vidrio.”