PHOTO STORY: Artistic views on campus
“Synergy” is located outside the Taggart Student Center. The 5-foot-high statue was created by Gary Prince in 1996 and was a gift from Price and the President’s fund for Sculpture. According to the Heart Walk guided art tour guide, Synergy is “an artwork that inspires many meanings and range of personal interpretations.”
In 1966, Robert W. Fletcher created this 40-by-7-foot brick carving located on the southeast outside wall of the Fine Arts Center. The untitled piece was created during the construction of the Fine Arts Center using a new technique Fletcher discovered to carve raw brick.
“Troika” is located in the courtyard of the Fine Arts Center. The painted aluminum statue was created by Francer Porter Riggs in 1983 and was a Charter Member Endowment Purchase. Susanne Lambert, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art collections manager, said, “Frank is a longtime resident of Cache Valley, originally from N.Y. He came to found the Design School at BYU many years ago. Later in life he found his passion in sculpture. His basic geometric, red sculptures can be found throughout the state.”
“Tilting Arc” is a 14-foot-high polished stainless steel sculpture located to the west of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. The sculpture was created by George Baker in 1996 and was a gift from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation. According to the Heart Walk guided art tour guide, “Baker’s sculpture incorporates dance and music interacting with nature to produce forms in space.”
“Sojourn” is located by the Block A on the lawn next to Old Main. It was created by James T. Russell in 1991 and was purchased by the Utah Arts Council One Percent for Art Program Statewide Collection. According to the Heart Walk guided art tour guide, Sojurn’s “graceful arch framed and contrasts with venerable landmark Old Main.”
“Prince Phra Apaimanee” is located in between the Animal Science and Geology buildings. It was created by ThakerngpoleKampalanont in 1998 and was a gift to the university by Tweesacki Seaweech, permanent secretary of the ministry of agriculture and cooperatives in Banngkok, Thailand, and USU graduate. According the plaque found by the statue, “Phra Apaimanee, whose magic music pipe soothes the listeners.”
“Pivotal Concorde” is located between the Merrill-Cazier Library and the Engineering building. It was created by David L. Deming in 1981. Deming said of the statue, which measures 40 feet by 18 feet by 15 feet, “I like the idea of the sculpture having its own pads, launching it from one area to another. The inspiration has been the Concorde jet, bridging continents.”
“Opus” is located in the courtyard of the Fine Arts Center. The 13-foot-high statue was created by Larry Elsner in 1985 and was then gifted to the university from The Marie Eccles Caine Foundation. According to the Heart Walk guided art tour guide, “This sculpture, resembling a tuning fork, is textured like much of the artist’s ceramic work and represents the arts activities that take place in the area.”