Austin Museum of Art 3809 West 35th Street Edge of museum grounds near lakefront Austin Texas 78703
Date:
1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1994.
Summary:
Abstract sculpture consisting of a concrete wall bent into a roughly 90 degree angle. The wall rises from both ends as it moves towards the center angle. In the middle of the left side, a semi-circle is cut out from the top of the wall into which is set a piece resembling a wrought iron wagon wheel. The top half of this circular element extends above the top of the wall. On the right wall, at the bottom center, is another cut-out semi-circle, with iron half-circle.
The upper iron circular element can be tilted along its slanted horizontal axis, casting different shadows at various parts of the day that play on the surrounding surfaces, reminiscent of a sundial. A metal eyelet is attached to the end of the right side of the piece. A chain runs from this fixture to a low metal post situated about three feet out along an imaginary extension of the right side angle.
