Barrow - Indianapolis, Indiana
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N 39° 46.283 W 086° 10.250
16S E 571013 N 4402712
Abstract sculpture on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis just north of the Herron School of Art.
Waymark Code: WMDBP0
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2011
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"Barrow, a public sculpture by an American artist Jill Viney, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is just north of the Herron School of Art on New York Street. This sculpture is made from a double wall of fiberglass encasing a sheet of metal meshing. Barrow measures 8-foot (2.4 m) and 8-foot (2.4 m) in diameter. Barrow was installed at IUPUI at noon on 7 May 2008.
Barrow consists of a molded fiberglass hemisphere with two entry ways. These entry ways are identical rectangular shapes with rounded edges. They are located directly opposite one another, with one located at the sculpture's proper front and the other at its proper back. The fiberglass is molded so that it forms a double wall around an encased sheet of metal meshing. The wall of the fiberglass that is seen from within the sculpture has been allowed to develop darkly, while the outside is light and shiny. The double wall of fiberglass occupies mass, but also contains space. This alters the viewers a changing perception of light and color.[1]
From the outside, the fiberglass has been molded so that the thin vertical ridges begin at the bottom of one side, ascend framing the entry ways, and descend down the other side. These strips continue over the dome, and frame the entry way on the opposite side. The metal meshing gives the fiberglass a interesting visual effect of texture, within being able to feel it.
The sculpture sits on a square concrete base at a 45 degree angle. Once inside the sculpture, there is a rubber mat on the base to allow viewers to move within the space safely. Upon entering the sculpture, one is inclined to look up at its ceiling. There is a bullseye shaped pattern consisting of a thin red outline, surrounding a large blue circle. Within the blue circle is a smaller red outline surrounding a much smaller yellow circle." - Wikipedia
Title: Barrow
Artist: Jill Viney
Media (materials) used: Fiberglass, metal meshing
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Herron School of Art
Date of creation or placement: 5/7/2008
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