Dikhotomia
Object NameSculpture Pair
Artist / Maker
Thomas Stancliffe
((American, b. 1955))
Date1995
OriginUSA
MediumWelded bronze
Dimensionseach sculpture: 72 x 36 in. (182.9 x 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCommissioned by the Iowa Art in State Buildings Program for Reiman Gardens. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU95.32ab
Status
On viewLabel TextBoth sculptural works are welded bronze and set on stone columns. Work "A" has a round bronze base that extends to form rising “flame or leaves” of grass. Work "B" also has a round base extended with vertical bars of bronze held together by three bronze bands placed at equal distance; the top is stylized bronze and overall the piece is cylindrical. Dikhotomia represents a dialogue between the horticulture and agriculture.
Tom Stancliffe, beginning in 1988 and continuing to this day, is an associate professor of Art at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Reiman Gardens, North Entry
Final work of art/Model, Maquette, Study for
