Fibonacci in Moto
Name/Title
"Fibonacci in Moto"Entry/Object ID
2013.012Description
Commissioned by Br. Norman Hipps, O.S.B., for the Sis and Herman Dupre Pavilion Atrium. Interactive sculpture that forms 3 Fibonacci spirals terminating in a cross. Artist Statement: Fibonacci in Moto (translation from the Italian - Fibonacci in Motion) is a multi-hexagon-shaped sculpture, comprised of polished stainless steel rectangular tubing, inlaid with colored glass pieces. The glass pieces are designed, when the sculpture is still, to represent fibonacci spirals. The interior hexagons will rotate on shafts within the tubing, but require manual manipulation to generate this rotation. The sculpture is about light and motion, kinetic and potential energy, and the energy of color. The colors of the glass pieces represent elements present in the college and the new Science Center. The blue represents the basic color of St. Vincent's logo, the leaf green represents the center's focus on the environment, and the orange speaks to the interior and exterior "building blocks" of brick, warm woods, and design. The stainless steel rod forms six hexagons and each of the five interior "levels" of the stainless steel rod can be turned to form many other views, representing the growth of the college as exemplified by the new Science Center. The medium of Fibonacci in Moto's architecture - stainless steel tubing - as formed into the hexagons that comprise the sculpture, can move if propelled by hand or perhaps by nature. Each represents the physics of potential and kinetic energy - energy possessed due to motion. The basic medium of the piece - stainless steel - exemplifies the strength of the Benedictine and the college communities. Fibonacci in Moto is the first in a series of kinetic sculptures.Artwork Details
Medium
Stainless Steel Tubing, Opaque Glass Inserts and Wood--Mixed Media, SculptureCollection
College-Saint Vincent SceneCataloged By
Br. NathanAcquisition
Accession
2013.012Source or Donor
Guy J. BellaverAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bellaver, Guy J.Role
SculptorDate made
2013Notes
Artist's School: Abstraction Technique: SculptureEthnography
Culture/Tribe
American