2008 Woodie Awards
Herron guest artist makes sculptures out of pipes
Raymonda Bell
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: College News
Godspipes, an exhibit that first appeared in the Museum of Modern art is a collection of more than one-hundred translucent fiberglass and lead forms created in the 1990s.
Peter Shelton is an American sculptor, working today in the United States. Shelton is currently the guest artist at Herron school of Art and Design.
Students and faculty find Shelton's work interesting because of the different shapes of pipes.
"He came up with some unique ideas with pipes," said Jennifer Padget, an assistant curator at Herron School of Art and Design. "It's strange to see pipes shaped in so many different ways."
Upon walking into the gallery students will notice all the sculptures are gray.
"My friends are here and they enjoy Shelton's artwork," Padget said. "Shelton's work is really beautiful and creative, but I do wish that his work was more colorful."
Shelton's sculptures have dark gray lines and are wide and round, resembling figures.
"I've never seen pipes that are almost as big as a human body," Padget said. "I've never seen any kind of exhibit like this before."
On the Herron website, In addition to Godspipes, the current exhibition includes photographic and audiovisual documentation of Shelton's major installations, and commissions of the past three decades.
The Peter Shelton's Godspipes and other major projects are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in the Herron School of Art and Design in the Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries.
The exhibit will be open from March 21 through April 27. The Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed on Sundays.
Peter Shelton is an American sculptor, working today in the United States. Shelton is currently the guest artist at Herron school of Art and Design.
Students and faculty find Shelton's work interesting because of the different shapes of pipes.
"He came up with some unique ideas with pipes," said Jennifer Padget, an assistant curator at Herron School of Art and Design. "It's strange to see pipes shaped in so many different ways."
Upon walking into the gallery students will notice all the sculptures are gray.
"My friends are here and they enjoy Shelton's artwork," Padget said. "Shelton's work is really beautiful and creative, but I do wish that his work was more colorful."
Shelton's sculptures have dark gray lines and are wide and round, resembling figures.
"I've never seen pipes that are almost as big as a human body," Padget said. "I've never seen any kind of exhibit like this before."
On the Herron website, In addition to Godspipes, the current exhibition includes photographic and audiovisual documentation of Shelton's major installations, and commissions of the past three decades.
The Peter Shelton's Godspipes and other major projects are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in the Herron School of Art and Design in the Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries.
The exhibit will be open from March 21 through April 27. The Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed on Sundays.
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