Davide Prete designed and built the “We Rise by Inspiring Others” that the Rotarians installed behind him.
The Rotary Club recently replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Establish “We rise by lifting others.” Left to right: Dickinson Hicks, John Gun and Edmund Gregory.
Crews replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones last week. Pictured is Westminster artist Thomas Sterner, who designed the “Dance of Tranquility” installed behind him.
Recently, members of the Rotary Clubre have replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. We Rise by Lifting Others is represented by members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang.
The members of the Rotary Club recently replaced the three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang demonstrate “We Rise By Lifting Others”.
The members of the Rotary Club recently replaced the three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang demonstrate “We Rise By Lifting Others”.
Davide Prete designed and built the “We Rise by Inspiring Others” that the Rotarians installed behind him.
Davide Prete designed and built the “We Rise by Inspiring Others” that the Rotarians installed behind him.
Davide Prete designed and built the “We Rise by Inspiring Others” that the Rotarians installed behind him.
The Rotary Club recently replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Establish “We rise by lifting others.” Left to right: Dickinson Hicks, John Gun and Edmund Gregory.
Crews replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones last week. Pictured is Westminster artist Thomas Sterner, who designed the “Dance of Tranquility” installed behind him.
Recently, members of the Rotary Clubre have replaced three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. We Rise by Lifting Others is represented by members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang.
The members of the Rotary Club recently replaced the three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang demonstrate “We Rise By Lifting Others”.
The members of the Rotary Club recently replaced the three current kinetic sculptures with three new ones. Members Edmond Gregory, Dixon Hicks and John Gang demonstrate “We Rise By Lifting Others”.
There’s a lot going on along Carroll Creek, but his Rotary Club, along with several artisans and sponsors, has worked hard to keep the water beautiful too.
Three new sculptures have been installed on the Carroll Creek Kinetic Art Boardwalk to replace three old ones. They were added to the creek on April 13 as part of a project that began three years ago.
New sculptures “Flowering New Life”, “We Rise Inspiring Others” and “Dance of Tranquility” replace three other sculptures that have been standing there since March 2020. They each have a sponsor sponsoring an artist to create them.
According to Rotary member Bernard Gouin, who led the project, the sculpture’s design was the result of a collaboration between artisans and sponsors. He explained that the artists are working with sponsors to come up with a design that is then submitted to the Carroll Creek Rotary Club for approval. They then presented it to the city of Frederick, where a formal agreement was signed last autumn.
“It was very much a collaborative process,” Guen said. “It’s really interesting to see how it develops.”
The sculptures were boiled for three years and immediately thrown into the water. They are mostly made of stainless steel, and Guen says they usually use aluminum because it doesn’t rust. These sculptures get some of their color by heating the metal or painting directly onto it, similar to cars.
Gouin said the sculptures were brought into the stream with water anchors and installed with cranes. Sizes vary, but clubs require them to be no taller than 10 feet and weigh between 100 and 300 pounds.
According to Gouin, the creek itself acts as a good buffer zone, protecting them from being touched or damaged. Since art must be in motion – kinetic means “what moves in the wind” – Gouin said that art is not something the viewer should approach.
”We’re thrilled that the community has embraced this so quickly,” he said. “It encourages people to really enjoy Carroll Creek to the fullest.”
Craftsmen were asked to come from an 80 mile radius and three new artists were selected: David Platt for Life Blooming, Kirk Seth for We Rise Raising Others and Thomas Sterner’s Serenity Dance. The sponsors are Dan Ryan, the Delalain Foundation and Karen and Wayne Six. According to Gouin, all the sponsors are from Frederic.
He said artists are found through performances and recruitment. The important thing, he says, is that they are willing to work with sponsors, which means they won’t have full creative control. They encourage the expansion of ideas without a universal theme.
“Each sculpture is very unique and that’s what we’ve been working on,” he said. “Variety and ingenuity – and this is also peaceful.”
Zeze already knew Frederick well as an artist. He lived in the area for a year before getting married and painted a mural for the Barbara Fritsch House. The Lutherville resident said wall painting is his primary art form, but his recent foray into climbing-themed walls has sparked his interest in printmaking.
The sculptures he designs are cut from quarter-inch thick steel. It depicts two men and two women holding the word “Rebellion” welded to the central column.
Because the Delalain Foundation is so committed to philanthropy, the message behind the sculpture is that “our society is only as healthy as the smallest of us,” Seaz said.
He worked with a welder and spray-painted the rainbow theme himself. He says it took about two months to develop the concept, design and colors, followed by another six weeks to weld, assemble and paint the metal.
“I’m very happy to have it installed,” Siz said. “When the sun hits it, the colors get really bright, very bright.”
Since the sculptures are changed every three years, Guen said they already have sponsorship commitments for 2024 and 2025.
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Post time: Apr-27-2023
