Olympia

Olympia

2024 Wood

Sold - 700 River, Austin, TX
(Can be remade)

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Olympia is viewable to the public at 700 River St., Austin, TX, on the corner of Rainey St. in a fun and lively section of town. It is in the entrance lobby.

It was planned in coordination with the architecture, art direction, and interior design teams in early 2024. I built it in my studio in New York from Jun-July. I shipped it to Austin in Sept. It was installed in early December 2024.

The architect wanted the piece to interacted with the wall. It appears to go through the wall and come back out again. The lines, angles and shapes make a very interesting design. The two separate components make a dynamic composition. The sculpture appears complex, yet it is made up of simple geometric forms - lines running through space. The negative space is generous in the lower portion of the sculpture but kept much tighter in the upper portion. The sculpture leads your eye up as you feel its solid presence in front of you. We went through many iterations and there were many physical and design constraints that had to be accounted for. I'm very happy with how it came out.

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