Wild Run! - Southern Oregon University - Ashland, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 11.221 W 122° 41.760
10T E 525102 N 4670585
This figurative sculpture resides on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland.
Waymark Code: WMN0XJ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 5

Located on the NW portion of Southern Oregon University is a figurative sculpture titled 'Wild Run!'. I located a nice web link to the sculpture and artist information from the University of Oregon Digital Archives database here. The description of the sculpture reads:

Wild Run!

A black and white photograph featuring a circular curved metal bar with ends that extend from either side. The sculpture rests on a curved platform that is bolted to a concrete footing. The circular sculpture terminates with balls on each end. Hanging upside down from the round bar is a large salmon fish.

About the artist: Michael Zapponi (1947- ) was born in San Francisco, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Art from San Jose State University in 1969, majoring in ceramics. In 1976 he moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, where he created art works in fused glass and wood before turning to metal as his chosen medium. He studied with Amir Chafai, master glass painter, Judson Studio, Arroyo Seco, California, in 1979. He has created hundreds of art works for private collectors throughout the United States and Canada, as well as large, outdoor sculptures for private and public domains. His "Alchemy of the Human Spirit" a monumental cast bronze and cast stainless steel sculpture, is located in the Morgan Adams, Jr., Sculpture Garden at the Metropolitan Los Angeles YMCA. Michael's Public Art competition winners are "Wild Run!" at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, and "Play Time" at Jefferson Park in Ogden, Utah. Michael received a grant in May, 2000, from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, to begin a series of cast bronze sculptures of dancers.


Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Wild Run!

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Michael Zapponi

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1998

Materials used: Welded metal: steel pipe and stainless steel

Location: Southern Oregon University

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