Interlocking Forms is an outdoor 1977 Indiana Limestone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in downtown Portland, Oregon.
| Interlocking Forms | |
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 The sculpture in 2015 | |
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| Artist | Donald Wilson |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Indiana Limestone |
| Condition | "Treatment needed" (1993) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′12″N 122°40′37″W / 45.51996°N 122.67701°W | |
Description and history
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Interlocking Forms is an abstract geometric sculpture by Donald Wilson, who intended to create "just a human kind of presence in its relation to human beings in the environment".[1][2] It is made of Indiana Limestone and measures approximately 60 inches (1.5 m) x 18 feet (5.5 m) x 6 feet (1.8 m). The piece was commissioned by TriMet for $25,000; twenty percent of the funds came from TriMet and eighty percent came from the United States Department of Transportation.[1] It was originally installed in the Transit Mall in 1977, along with ten other sculptures, to make the area "more people oriented and attractive".[2] Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993.[1] In 2008, it was relocated to the intersection of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Washington Street as part of the Portland Mall Revitalization Project.[2]
See also
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- 1977 in art
- Holon (1978–1979; re-carved 2003–2004), another Portland sculpture by Wilson
References
edit- ^ a b c "Interlocking Forms, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Interlocking Forms". Public Art Archive. Retrieved October 4, 2013.