Endless Circle - Bloomsburg, PA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Endless Circle, the first commission of Takaezu's bronze work in North America, was created as a collaborative effort involving the Bloomsburg University Art Department and produced on campus in the Simon Hall Sculpture Studios.

The bell is decorated on the front and back with a large, incised, freeform spiral, a reference to the Japanese Zen concept of endless circle symbolizing birth, death and rebirth.

The bronze bell was produced using the lost wax sculpture method and went through three main phases: the creation of a mold, the casting of the bell and the finishing of the bronze.-Bloomsburg University.

The Smithsonian Inventory listing description:
A metal bell suspended from a wooden portal is mounted on a rectangular concrete base.

TITLE: Endless Circle ARTIST(S): Toshiko Takaezu DATE: 1986-1987 MEDIUM: Sculpture: metal and wood; Base: concrete. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA000955 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Bloomsburg University in front of the Arts and Administration Building 400 E 2nd St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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