Twin Cones

Title: Twin Cones
LC Subject: Sculpture Granite Copper Public sculpture Outdoor sculpture Metal-work Sculpture, Abstract sculpture (visual work) public sculpture outdoor sculpture constructions (sculpture)
Creator: Bonner, Jonathan, 1947-
Description: A large, outdoor sculpture piece comprised of three main parts. The base, a tall, skinny cone shape, supports the second part that resembles an upside down Nike swoosh. Extending from the thicker part of the second shape is the third shape, a long, skinny, needle-like spear. Twin Cones; Jonathan Bonner; copper and granite; 11 x 20 x 2 feet; Western Oregon State College; 1989 Bonner has pursued a dual interest in biology and weather vanes, many of his pieces being based on forms discovered in nature. Of this piece he says, "I guess I see it basically as a fish with its mouth wide open. It could be a seabird, like a skimmer." Spare and Elegant, this weathervane can be observed expressing the wind in all kinds of weather. ("A Collection of Art," Oregon Art Commission, 1989) The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Location: Western Oregon University >> Polk County >> Oregon >> United States Polk County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth Oregon
Award Date: 1989
Identifier: 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I_04_a01
Accession Number: 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I_04_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Bonner, Jonathan
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: base: 13.5 feet; sculpture: 4.5 feet
Material: Sculpture granite base and copper sculpture
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1989 WOSC (Western Oregon University) Dormitory, Vol. 1 (A-H) 1989_wosc_dorm-vol-I
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: This artwork was awarded in 1989 to Western Oregon State College (WOSC). WOSC became Western Oregon University in 1997. For a map of the campus, see http://www.wou.edu/wou/maps/ entry plaza
Color Space: RGB