Axes
- Title
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Axes
- LC Subject
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Sculpture
Public sculpture
Sculpture, Abstract
sculpture (visual work)
- Creator
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Sayre, Thomas
- Description
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Thomas Sayre has designed and built public art projects all over the world and has been part of the design team for civic, educational, and museum buildings. He, along with architect Steve Schuster, is a founding principal of the multi-disciplinary design firm, Clearscapes , and has collaborated to produce lighting, furniture, terrazzo floors, and specialty surfaces. Growing up in the shadow of Washington National Cathedral, Thomas' early art education, and his love and respect of natural materials, came from the stonecutters and the Cathedral. His education continued at St. Albans School, University of North Carolina, University of Michigan, and Cranbrook Academy of Art. While occasionally producing
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- View
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Detail, during installation
- Location
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Eugene >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
Living Learning Center >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Award Date
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2006-2007
- Identifier
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Sayre_Disk_02
- Accession Number
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Sayre_Disk_02
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
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Sayre, Thomas
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/jpeg
- Measurements
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11 x 8 feet
- Material
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Sculpture
Earthcast concrete, terrazzo, iron oxide
- Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
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University of Oregon Living Learning Center Project
- Institution
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Oregon Arts Commission
University of Oregon
- Color Space
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RGB Color
- Biographical Information
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The goal of public art for the Living Learning Center at the University of Oregon - Eugene was to connect the exterior spaces created by two new buildings on the campus which contain dormitories, classrooms, and student public spaces. ""Axes"" is composed primarily of three spinning, earthcast and terrazzo discs which spatially link the exterior spaces as well as allow students to rotate the large sculptures and thereby change the dynamics of the space.