Accession Number
2015/2.56

Title
Pillared #5

Artist(s)
Herb Babcock

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1990

Medium & Support
glass, bronze, and stone

Dimensions
29 in x 14 1/2 in x 7 in (73.66 cm x 36.83 cm x 17.78 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Carol Wilke in honor of Manuel and Joan Jacobs

Subject matter
Through his sculpture, Babcock contrasts traditional sculptural materials, like metal and stoneware, with glass. This piece is part of a larger series of works in which he balances sculptural elements as representational metaphors for life. In this piece, the glass disc balances atop the bronze geometric shape, which in turn is precariously propped up by another bronze element and a stone. This is meant to conjure a kind of meditation on balance.

Physical Description
This sculpture has a rectangular metal base supporting a gray stone and bronze rod, which together support a curved rectangular bronze element. A yellow glass wheel with a square radial and protruding dimples tops the work. 

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Additional Object Classification(s)
Sculpture

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
bronze (metal)
glass (material)
meditation
metaphor
mixed media works
stone (worked rock)