Westward
Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker
Thomas Stancliffe
((American, b. 1955))
Date2022
MediumWelded steel, manipulated patina on steel, painted wood
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased by University Museums with funds from the Joyce Tomlinson Brewer Art Acquisitions Fund. In the permanent collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2023.200abc
Status
Not on viewCultureAmerican
Label TextThis sculpture conjures up the visuals of the landscape surrounding the artist’s studio in New Hartford, Iowa. Expansive horizons give a sense of place, anchoring the artist to the land. Stancliffe sees this landscape as a blank canvas, and is the visual context he has worked within for years.
A crow pulls a weighty branch through the frame, bringing change and disruption to the serene scene. The repetition of the curvature in the horizon line, the framing of the sculpture, as well as the landscape surrounding the quintessential American home create movement and a reference to change throughout the sculpture, anchored by the architectural element of the cornice piece.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Sculpture Base for "Megaplanet"
Thomas Stancliffe
2001
Object number: UM2000.141
