Vega

Title: Vega
LC Subject: Sculpture Wood sculpture Woodwork Woodworkers Metal-work mixed media sculpture (visual work) metalwork (visual works) copper (metal) maple (wood)
Creator: Moore, William (Bill)
Description: A wooden sculpture with three legs, supporting a madrone burl, oval-shaped piece that extends downward into a cone shape. The top of the piece is a bluish metal, perhaps a patinaed copper, with a brass opening in the middle. This is one of two images of the same piece. Irregularities between the pieces may reflect a difference in the source material. Vega; William Moore; 1990; Copper, Brass, Maple, Madrone Burl; 19.5 x 11.5 x 10 inches 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
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Location: Public Service Building >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 255 Capitol St. N. E., Salem Oregon
Award Date: 1990
Identifier: 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_12_a01 giving it an aura of being for some special purpose. In Vega, the stand elevates the piece so we can look at it more at eye level, where it is seemingly less tied to gravity and the ground plane. The shiny brass escutcheon pins against the patined green copper are the
Accession Number: 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_12_a01 giving it an aura of being for some special purpose. In Vega, the stand elevates the piece so we can look at it more at eye level, where it is seemingly less tied to gravity and the ground plane. The shiny brass escutcheon pins against the patined green copper are the
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Moore, William (Bill)
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Measurements: 19.5 x 11.5 x 10 inches
Material: Mixed media; Sculpture wood and metal (madrone burl; maple; copper; brass)
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1991-1993 Salem Public Service Building 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: Vega is turned from a small madrone burl, the form being a modified amphora, a form I have been exploring in many pieces over the last several years. This amphora has no feet. It cannot e set down without tipping over, giving it an aura of being for some special purpose. In Vega, the stand elevates the piece so we can look at it more at eye level, where it is seemingly less tied to gravity and the ground plane. The shiny brass escutcheon pins against the painted green copper are the source of the sculpture's asterial game. (Moore, 1991)