{"231441":{"#nid":"231441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Welcomes Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech campus is now home to an outdoor sculpture exhibition by various international artists.\u003Cem\u003E Engineered Art: An International Sculpture Exhibit at Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E is comprised of 15 artworks that represent the best of contemporary sculpture by some of its most recognized international artists. Made from a variety of materials including steel, aluminum, cast fiberglass, copper, concrete, wood, and rubber tires, the pieces represent a diversity of styles, themes, and technical approaches characterizing our times.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstalled over the summer, the exhibition includes a soaring 50-foot steel piece titled \u003Cem\u003ELa Tour\u003C\/em\u003E by the internationally acclaimed, Chattanooga-based sculptor John Henry, who also is the curator for the exhibition. Henry is known for his large-scale public sculptures. Since the early 1970s, he has produced monumental works of art for museums, cities, and public institutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHenry\u2019s style has been described as \u201chuge, welded steel drawings.\u201d He arranges linear and rectilinear elements that appear to defy gravity. Many of his works suggest a snapshot of arrested motion, where flying or tumbling elements are frozen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the sculptures were being installed, students stopped to ask Henry questions. \u201cA number of students asked \u2018what does it do?,\u2019\u201d said Henry. \u201cThat\u2019s an interesting question because people usually ask \u2018what is it?\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe location of each sculpture was chosen to complement Georgia Tech\u2019s lush and open green spaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe sculpture exhibition is part of Arts@Tech, an initiative to enhance the Georgia Tech community by fostering programs and events spanning the arts spectrum at the intersection of technological innovation and creative expression. The initiative is an outcome of the Institute\u2019s Strategic Plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is a pent-up desire by students to engage in the arts as evidenced by our tremendously talented musicians and the participation in the recent Art Crawl and Festival. The arts are expressions of creativity and result from the same design processes that our students follow, whether designing policies or instruments. This exhibit will promote conversation, debate, and appreciation of the creative spirit while making our beautiful campus even more interesting.\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, Georgia Tech provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, who helped bring the exhibit to campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe sculpture exhibition is free and open to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead more about each artist and sculpture below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/la-tour\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELa Tour \u003C\/em\u003Eby John Henry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/mercury-venus-mars\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMercury, Mars, Venus\u003C\/em\u003E by Peter Lundberg\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/squirt\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESquirt\u003C\/em\u003E by John Clement \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/tic\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETic\u003C\/em\u003E by STRETCH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/untitled\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUntitled\u003C\/em\u003E by Terrence Karpowicz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/renegade\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERenegade\u003C\/em\u003E by Chakaia Booker\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/crown\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECrown\u003C\/em\u003E by Doug Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/cinch\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECinch\u003C\/em\u003E by Adam Garey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/big-red-tumpkin\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBig Red Tumpkin\u003C\/em\u003E by Verina Baxter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/ohd\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOh\u0027d\u003C\/em\u003E by Bret Price\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/portal\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPortal\u003C\/em\u003E by Albert Paley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/tux\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETux\u003C\/em\u003E by Isaac Duncan III \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/king-flying\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKing of Flying\u003C\/em\u003E by Klaus Albert\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/scetch-ii\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScetch II\u003C\/em\u003E by Klaus Duschat\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/connect\/news\/cross-steles\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECross of Steles\u003C\/em\u003E by Hartmut Stielow\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEngineered Art: An International Sculpture Exhibit at Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E is comprised of 15 sculptures by renowned international artists. Installed over the summer, the exhibition includes a soaring 50-foot steel piece titled \u201cLa Tour\u201d by the internationally acclaimed, Chattanooga-based sculptor John Henry, who also is the curator for the exhibition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engineered Art: An International Sculpture Exhibit at Georgia Tech is comprised of 15 sculptures by renowned international artists."}],"uid":"27652","created_gmt":"2013-08-23 15:02:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Jenna Farmer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"230321":{"id":"230321","type":"image","title":"La Tour 2","body":null,"created":"1449243602","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:02","changed":"1475894903","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:23","alt":"La Tour 2","file":{"fid":"197522","name":"la_tour2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/la_tour2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/la_tour2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2984743,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/la_tour2_0.jpg?itok=wjAwYd8F"}},"221781":{"id":"221781","type":"image","title":"Squirt 3","body":null,"created":"1449243516","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:38:36","changed":"1475894891","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:11","alt":"Squirt 3","file":{"fid":"197284","name":"9247420251_ec17d841ac_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9247420251_ec17d841ac_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9247420251_ec17d841ac_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1107343,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/9247420251_ec17d841ac_h_0.jpg?itok=6wSZP5MH"}},"222191":{"id":"222191","type":"image","title":"Big Red Tumpkin 1","body":null,"created":"1449243516","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:38:36","changed":"1475894891","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:11","alt":"Big Red Tumpkin 1","file":{"fid":"197301","name":"9250203420_3c8547469e_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9250203420_3c8547469e_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9250203420_3c8547469e_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":506395,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/9250203420_3c8547469e_h_0.jpg?itok=PyGyDDOM"}},"222381":{"id":"222381","type":"image","title":"Tux 1","body":null,"created":"1449243535","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:38:55","changed":"1475894894","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:14","alt":"Tux 1","file":{"fid":"197318","name":"9250204676_a0633b5cbf_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9250204676_a0633b5cbf_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9250204676_a0633b5cbf_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":749211,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/9250204676_a0633b5cbf_h_0.jpg?itok=ySyc1MOD"}},"222271":{"id":"222271","type":"image","title":"Crown 1","body":null,"created":"1449243516","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:38:36","changed":"1475894891","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:11","alt":"Crown 1","file":{"fid":"197309","name":"9247421233_f90bec7453_h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9247421233_f90bec7453_h_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/9247421233_f90bec7453_h_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":774472,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/9247421233_f90bec7453_h_0.jpg?itok=gvHFlZdP"}}},"media_ids":["230321","221781","222191","222381","222271"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/bY2jLIMedvP\/embed","title":"Time-lapse Video of \u0022Big Red Tumkin\u0022 Installation"}],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJenna Farmer \u003Cbr \/\u003EMarketing Specialist \u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the Arts at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-4219 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jenna.farmer@arts.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejenna.farmer@arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jenna.farmer@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}