gardenblock
corten steel plate 7ga, 2" corten square tubing, A325 structural bolts, concrete, cedar
8' x 8' x 8'
2018
located at the UNT General Academic Building 225 S. Avenue B., Denton, TX
supported and funded through University of North Texas We Mean Green Fund and UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Student Project Award Fund
UNVEILED DECEMBER 7 2018 AT FULL HARVEST EXHIBITION, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SHOWCASE OF THE ARTS
8' x 8' x 8'
2018
located at the UNT General Academic Building 225 S. Avenue B., Denton, TX
supported and funded through University of North Texas We Mean Green Fund and UNT College of Visual Arts and Design Student Project Award Fund
UNVEILED DECEMBER 7 2018 AT FULL HARVEST EXHIBITION, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SHOWCASE OF THE ARTS
College of Visual Arts and Design Department of Studio Art alumna Kirsten Angerbauer was a senior sculptor student working in Professor Alicia Eggert’s advanced sculpture course when she started work on “gardenblock.” She was inspired to create a piece that would promote and facilitate interdisciplinary and creative sustainability on campus.
Angerbauer designed the sculpture to provide space where UNT students, faculty and staff can foster connections and relationships that will benefit the community. “gardenblock” is funded through the UNT “We Mean Green Fund” that subsidizes student projects promoting the environment and sustainability. Angerbauer started the project by visiting the UNT community garden where she found inspiration in the intricate patterns of holes in squash leaves that were created by insects.
“I thought these lines and shapes were very interesting to look at and spoke to a process of growth and decay,” she said. “I wanted to highlight the beauty of these natural cycles, so I created a pattern using the traced linework of the squash plants."
The “gardenblock” is comprised of an 8-foot Corten steel cube with cut-out patterns. The cube is not just an object, but an experience of ever-changing patterns of light. Over time, the Corten steel will naturally oxidize and produce colors of burnt orange, deep reds and ochre yellows that will echo the colors of the garden
- UNT News, UNT Alumna creates sculpture, pavilion for UNT campus, Wednesday, December 12, 2018