Zig Zag - Olathe, Ks. - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This stainless steel sculpture on a concrete plinth is located on the west side of the Olathe Public Library. It is an interesting sculpture as it seems to expand or contract as one walks around it. The zig zag lines cut into the steel seem to make the sculpture almost light; those lines give the sculpture a sense of movement.

Zig Zag

SCULPTOR: Newport, Tom

MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: stainless steel

TYPE: Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

OWNER/LOCATION:Administered by City of Olathe Parks and Recreation 200 West Santa Fe Street Olathe Kansas 66061
Located Olathe Public Library 201 East Park Street Olathe Kansas 66061

DATE: Installed 2006
NOTES: Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2014.
TOPIC: Abstract

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74870117

- Smithsonian Outdoor Sculptures Website

Zig Zag

Location: Olathe Public Library, 201 E Park Street, Olathe, KS

Owner: City of Olathe

Artist: Thomas Newport

Dates: 2006

Medium: Stainless steel

Description:
Artist uses zig zag designs, both in the cutouts in the stainless steel and the stainless steel itself is bent in a zig zag pattern, to create new patterns as the viewer's perspective of the sculpture changes.

- City of Fountains Website

"Zig Zag"
By Tom Newport

(Olathe seal)
OLATHE                                                                                                    Stainless Steel
KANSAS

- Marker Text

TITLE: Zig Zag ARTIST(S): Thomas Newport DATE: 2006 MEDIUM: Stainless steel (on a concrete plinth) CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74870117 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: West side of the Olathe Public Library - 201 E. Park St. in Olathe, Ks. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Sculpture rests on a concrete plinth. It is in excellent condition and repair.

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