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Description:
Rondelle
was fabricated in fusion welded aluminum plate at Art in Metal USA
and installed in 2002. This piece was originally commissioned from
the artist by the Trammel Crow Development Company for the largest
building in the Agave Corporate Center.
Funding:
This project
was funded by the individual developer as a requirement of Tempe's
Art in Private Development Ordinance.
Artist biography:
Lyle London
studied with sculptor Varujan Boghosian and numerous visiting
artists (Larry Zox, Dimitri Hadzi, Robert Indiana, Jack Zajac and
others) at Dartmouth College in the late 1960’s. Zajac’s style of
biomorphic abstraction has had a lasting influence on his work.
After several years of carving stone and practical experience in the
art bronze foundry, he began working primarily in metal. The
intimate scale and pronounced formalism of earlier cast bronze
pieces have given way to an increasing body of large scale
commissioned works mostly in copper and stainless steel. Another
important change in London’s work has come from incorporating a
greater sense of spontaneity and fluidity through the use of
high-tech fabrication techniques. Sculptures integrating water
features and kinetic motion have appeared since 1985.
Artist statement:
This sculpture experiments
with concentric forms.
The non-linear
grained polish allows the finish to complement the curvelinear
surfaces and reflects light in different ways depending on the light
source and viewing angle. |
