Seven Wonders
Collection: Convention & Entertainment Facilities (CEF)
1996
Stainless Steel on Brick Base
Location:
Sesquicentennial Park, Mel Chin, Seven Wonders, 1996
400 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
About the Artwork:
Seven Wonders (1996)
by Mel Chin
Mel Chin, born in Houston in 1951, is an artist whose work has been shown all over the world and is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He often creates multi-disciplinary works, which is when the artist combines different artistic disciplines or processes to create a new work. Within Sesquicentennial Park are these 70-foot-tall pillars made of stainless steel on brick bases. Looking closer, viewers will see that each pillar is constructed of 150 individual children's drawings etched in stainless steel plates. Chin included the art of 1,050 school children from the Houston Independent School District, Spring Branch ISD, and Deer Park ISD born in 1986 since it is the Sesquicentennial year, the 150th anniversary, of Houston’s founding in 1836. Chin then collaborated with artists Rachael Splinter and Helen Nagge, Guy Hagstette from Team HOU, Ray & Hollington Architects, and Ambox, Inc. to put the children’s artworks into a computer program that laser cut each piece into stainless steel panel to be constructed into pillars. The drawings include themes of agriculture, energy, manufacturing, medicine, philanthropy, technology, and transportation. How many artistic disciplines and collaborations can you see in these pillars?
Siete maravillas (1996)
por Mel Chin
Mel Chin, nacido en Houston en 1951, es un artista cuya obra se ha exhibido en todo el mundo y forma parte de la colección permanente de la Galería Nacional de Arte en Washington, D.C. A menudo crea obras multidisciplinarias, en las que combina diferentes disciplinas o procesos artísticos para crear una obra nueva. En el Parque del Sesquicentenario se encuentran estos pilares de 21 metros de altura, hechos de acero inoxidable sobre bases de ladrillo. Al observarlos de cerca, los visitantes verán que cada pilar está construido con 150 dibujos infantiles grabados en placas de acero inoxidable. Chin incluyó obras de arte de 1050 escolares de los distritos escolares independientes de Houston, Spring Branch, y Deer Park, nacidos en 1986, con motivo del sesquicentenario de la fundación de Houston en 1836. Posteriormente, Chin colaboró con las artistas Rachael Splinter y Helen Nagge, Guy Hagstette de Team HOU, Ray & Hollington Architects, y Ambox, Inc. para digitalizar las obras de los niños y cortarlas con láser en paneles de acero inoxidable que se utilizarían para construir los pilares. Los dibujos abordan temas como la agricultura, la energía, la industria manufacturera, la medicina, la filantropía, la tecnología, y el transporte. ¿Cuántas disciplinas artísticas y colaboraciones puedes identificar en estos pilares?
Seven Wonders (1996)
by Mel Chin
Mel Chin, born in Houston in 1951, is an artist whose work has been shown all over the world and is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He often creates multi-disciplinary works, which is when the artist combines different artistic disciplines or processes to create a new work. Within Sesquicentennial Park are these 70-foot-tall pillars made of stainless steel on brick bases. Looking closer, viewers will see that each pillar is constructed of 150 individual children's drawings etched in stainless steel plates. Chin included the art of 1,050 school children from the Houston Independent School District, Spring Branch ISD, and Deer Park ISD born in 1986 since it is the Sesquicentennial year, the 150th anniversary, of Houston’s founding in 1836. Chin then collaborated with artists Rachael Splinter and Helen Nagge, Guy Hagstette from Team HOU, Ray & Hollington Architects, and Ambox, Inc. to put the children’s artworks into a computer program that laser cut each piece into stainless steel panel to be constructed into pillars. The drawings include themes of agriculture, energy, manufacturing, medicine, philanthropy, technology, and transportation. How many artistic disciplines and collaborations can you see in these pillars?
Siete maravillas (1996)
por Mel Chin
Mel Chin, nacido en Houston en 1951, es un artista cuya obra se ha exhibido en todo el mundo y forma parte de la colección permanente de la Galería Nacional de Arte en Washington, D.C. A menudo crea obras multidisciplinarias, en las que combina diferentes disciplinas o procesos artísticos para crear una obra nueva. En el Parque del Sesquicentenario se encuentran estos pilares de 21 metros de altura, hechos de acero inoxidable sobre bases de ladrillo. Al observarlos de cerca, los visitantes verán que cada pilar está construido con 150 dibujos infantiles grabados en placas de acero inoxidable. Chin incluyó obras de arte de 1050 escolares de los distritos escolares independientes de Houston, Spring Branch, y Deer Park, nacidos en 1986, con motivo del sesquicentenario de la fundación de Houston en 1836. Posteriormente, Chin colaboró con las artistas Rachael Splinter y Helen Nagge, Guy Hagstette de Team HOU, Ray & Hollington Architects, y Ambox, Inc. para digitalizar las obras de los niños y cortarlas con láser en paneles de acero inoxidable que se utilizarían para construir los pilares. Los dibujos abordan temas como la agricultura, la energía, la industria manufacturera, la medicina, la filantropía, la tecnología, y el transporte. ¿Cuántas disciplinas artísticas y colaboraciones puedes identificar en estos pilares?