Confluence was commissioned by the Art Center as a signature piece for ARTSPARK and one of the few permanent pieces in the landscape. One hundred tons of Indiana limestone was transformed into a design referencing ancient stone pillars and a contemporary vision of the White River. The stones were rough-shaped at the quarry and dressed at the Art Center by the artist along with students and volunteers in a collaborative, team-oriented workshop. The sculpture creates a place that connects the Art ... view more »
Confluence was commissioned by the Art Center as a signature piece for ARTSPARK and one of the few permanent pieces in the landscape. One hundred tons of Indiana limestone was transformed into a design referencing ancient stone pillars and a contemporary vision of the White River. The stones were rough-shaped at the quarry and dressed at the Art Center by the artist along with students and volunteers in a collaborative, team-oriented workshop. The sculpture creates a place that connects the Art Center to the river with native stone. Robert Stackhouse is noted for his monumentally scaled watercolor paintings, drawings, and prints as well as his sculpture. By the early 1980s, when Stackhouse had installed major A-frame constructions in many outdoor and museum environments and his diverse serpent and ship forms had become increasingly well known, he had already been regarded as one of the country’s most prominent sculptors
Gift of Michael and Mary Ann Browning, Gradex Corp, Hoadley Quarries, Inc., Independent Limestone Co.
Quoted from indplsartcenter.org/Assets/uploads/Artspark-brochure-2012.pdf
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