Terra Incognita (sculpture)
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| Artist | Ilan Averbuch |
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Sculpture |
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| Dimensions | 4.6 m × 12 m × 1.8 m (15 ft × 40 ft × 6 ft) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′59″N 122°40′16″W / 45.53314°N 122.671216°W | |
| Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
Terra Incognita is an outdoor 1995 sculpture by Israeli artist Ilan Averbuch, located at the foot of the Broadway Bridge in Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
[edit]Terra Incognita, designed by Ilan Averbuch, was installed at North Broadway and North Larrabee Avenue, at the foot of the Broadway Bridge, in Portland's Rose Quarter in 1995. The gate-like sculpture is made from steel, wood, stone and copper, and measures 15 feet (4.6 m) x 40 feet (12 m) x 6 feet (1.8 m).[1][2] It forms five cubes in a "strong positive negative pattern".[2] The three base cubes are bundled tree trunks, and the two cubes suspended by the lower three are stone piles. According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administer the sculpture:
This work relates to its site in a broad context. It plays off the power of the natural landscape, the rivers, hillsides and mountains, as well as the power and scale of the man-made elements such as surrounding bridges and buildings. Averbuch felt that the dramatic relationship between wood and stone are appropriate for Portland. This sculpture has a feeling of fortification and frontier, elements the artist associates with Oregon.[2]
It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[3]
See also
[edit]- 1995 in art
- Little Prince (sculpture), another 1995 sculpture by Averbuch located in the Rose Quarter
References
[edit]- ^ "Terra Incognita, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Public Art Search: Terra Incognita". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "Terra Incognita, 1995". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
External links
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- Resonant Reflections: The Art of Ilan Averbuch by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo (PDF)
- A Guide to Portland Public Art (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
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