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Almost Freezing

Alternative Title
  • Overall-Color
Creator
Date
  • 1975/2012
Description
  • A view from below of nine connected spheres that are lighted and hang from the ceiling. The linear, crisscrossed infrastructure that defines the spheres is visible through the translucent, neutral material that covers them.
  • The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts.
  • 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.
  • http://www.thomassayre.com/
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  • full
MODS Note
  • atrium/lobby area
Subject
Location
Street Address
  • One University Boulevard, La Grande Oregon
Material
  • "Almost Freezing" is composed of nine spheres which are bolted together to form a which, in turn, powers six halogen incandescent spot bulbs. Extra bulbs and packaging were provided at time of installation (Sayre, 2003). hanging assembly of approximately 18 x 4 x 5 feet. Each sphere is made from a series of. 25 inches mild steel hoops welded into the form of a sphere. This sphere was then "wrapped" in a polyester sheer fabric followed by the application of catalyzed polyester resin and 2 inches chopped strange fiberglass via chopper gun. The entire assembly is hung from a rated stainless cable and swivel with 110 volt power fed from above to an internal, shielded conduit which feeds one electrical box in each of the three large spheres; which, in turn, powers six halogen incandescent spot bulbs. Extra bulbs and packaging were provided at time of installation (Sayre, 2003).
  • Sculpture
Measurements
  • 18 x 4 x 5 feet
Rights Holder
  • Sayre, Thomas
Identifier
  • 2003_eou_science-bldg_01_a04
Accession Number
  • 2003_eou_science-bldg_01_a04
Relations
  • 2003 Eastern Oregon University Science Building
  • 2003_eou_science-bldg
Version
  • digital files
  • pdf
  • color
Institution
Submission Date
  • 06/10/2015
Modified
  • 04/11/2024
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APA

Oregon Percent for Art, University of Oregon. (25 Apr 2024). Almost Freezing Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df67xt53j

MLA

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Chicago

Oregon Percent for Art, University of Oregon. "Almost Freezing" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-25. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df67xt53j

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df67xt53j | title= Almost Freezing |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-25 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Sayre, Thomas http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/SayreThomas
2 sculpture (visual works) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300047090
3 constructions (sculpture) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300047195
4 public sculpture http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300047112
5 Sculpture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85119004
6 Kinetic art http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072384
7 Kinetic sculpture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072386
8 Public sculpture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108808
9 mixed media http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300163347
10 Paper sculpture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097639
11 Badgley Hall, Eastern Oregon University >> Union County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/9172217/
12 Union County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758120/
13 Oregon Arts Commission http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78019581
14 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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