Elements Transcending
The concept for this project emanates from the Ironhorse namesake, due to the neighborhoods' close proximity to the railway and its historical importance. Because the area is in a state of change, I wanted to provide a dramatic sculpture which evokes the ideas of rebirth and transformation, both respectfully acknowledging the past and simultaneously offering a symbol for the future.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Downtown
Collection(s): City of Tucson
Funding: Back to Basics, City of Tucson
Artist(s): Brad Konick
Brad Konick, Elements Transcending, 2001.
Working to evoke the ideas of rebirth and transformation, artist Brad Konick depicts an abstracted budding flower composed of steel and plate glass. The flower is comprised of five slightly concave rusted steel "petal" forms, each with a chrome-plated "seed" at its center. The petals are ordered around a central, laminated-glass "egg" form, encased in a protective chrome-plated steel cage that mirrors its egg-like form.
Dimensions: 54"h x 177"w x 108"d
Address: Broadway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue (Iron Horse Neighborhood Park, near Broadway Blvd. and Euclid Ave.)
