The Rolling Ball Web
An Online Compendium of
Rolling Ball Sculptures, Clocks, Etc.
By David M. MacMillan et. al.
David Ide (dide@dgsys.com) took the following pictures
in 1991 and has been kind enough to allow their inclusion here.
They show Rhoads' Good Time Clock IV as it stands
at the Santa Barbara, California, airport.
(6 photos, approximately 636 kilobytes total)
A label bearing the following information is affixed to the base of the sculpture:
ROCK STREAM STUDIOS
Precision Fabricators
1381 Mecklenburg Rd., Ithaca, NY 14860
Phone (607) 272-7397
Note that neither this address nor this phone number are current (1996) for Rock Stream Studios.
A business card containing the following information is taped to the base of the sculpture, just above the Rock Stream Studios label:
CHRISTOPHER HOPMANS
Technical Curator
Art for Public Space
David Bermant Foundation
1104 La Vista Wood
Santa Barbara, 93110
(805) 687-9835
or
963-1198
Fax (805) 687-8054
The following interpretive text, in English and in Spanish, appears on the glass case enclosing the sculpture. As it is difficult to read this in the scanned picture, it is transcribed here. This text was posted without copyright notice; my assumption is that this is publication without copyright notice and that this text is thus in the public domain.
George Rhoads (United States, b. 1926)
Goodtime Clock IV, 1984
mixed media
Lent by the David Bermant Foundation: Color, Light, Motion
George Rhoads is a New York-based sculptor whose works are found in
many public collections throughout the nation.
He is among a number of
contemporary intrnational artists experimenting with
non-traditional mate-
rials, including physical sources of energy, light and sound in
order to expand
the possibilities of art in today's world.
Goodtime Clock IV is the major example
of Rhoad's [sic] experiments with
these materials.
It has been widely viewed since its creation and was
installed at New York's LaGuardia Airport for two years.
A more intimate
example of his work, Wallpiece XVI, is currently
in Santa Barbara's Franlin
Community Center.
Because of the obvious merriment created by Rhoad's [sic]
sculptures a smile is the most prevelant facial expression
among viewers of
his work.
Goodtime Clock IV is the lead sculpture to an
exhibition occurring summer
and fall 1990 at the University Art Museum
with major support from the David
Bermant Foundation: Color, Light Motion is organizing this
important exhibi-
tion of works by these artists who welcome late 20th century
science and
technology as the basis for their art.
The City of Santa Barbara's Visual Art in Public Places
committee is coordi-
nating the placement of similar works of art
in such public places as the
Santa Barbara Airport,
Franklin Center,
Central Library,
Eastside Library,
and
the County Courthouse
in order to demonstrate the vitality of this art and the
breadth of its appeal to comtemporary audiences.
[I apologize for any errors in the transcription below. Despite the best efforts of my teachers, I cannot read Spanish.]
George Rhoads (Estados Unidos, n. 1926)
Goodtime Clock IV (Reloj de la Buena Hora) 1984
varios materiales
Prestado por la Fundación David Bermant:
Color, Luz, Moción
George Rhoads es un escultor que vive en Nueva York,
cuyas obras se
encuentran en muchas colecciones pùblicas
a lo largo y a lo ancho del país
Su personalidad se ubica entre acquelios artistas
contemporáneos interna-
cionales que, a fin de ampliar las posibilidades del arte en el mundo
de hoy,
se encuentran experimentando con materiales no traditionales,
inclusive
con fuentes físicas del energía, con
la luz y con el sonido.
Goodtime Clock (Reloj de la Buena Hora)
es un ejemplo mayor de las
experiencias de Rhoads en estos materiales,
así como por ejemplo, su obra
mas intimista, Wallpiece XVI (Esculture de Pared XVI),
exponga en el
Franklin Center en el centro de Santa Barbara.
Las evidente alegría que
provoca la escultura de Rhoads se manifesta en la sonrisa
que prevelence
entre los espectatores de su obra.
Goodtime Clock es el trabajo introductorio
a una exhibición que se desar-
rollará durante el verano y otoño
de 1990 en el Museo de Arte de la
Universidad y en su "campus".
como así también en el centro de Santa
Barbara. El Museo, junto con el apoyo de la Fundación
David Bermant:
Color, Luz, Moción, organiza esta importante muestra de obras
realizadas
por los artistas que le dan la bienvenida a la ciencia
y a la técnica del final del
siglo XX, pues las consideran la base de su arte.
El Comité de Artes Visuales en los Lugares
Públicos de la Cuidad de Santa
Barbara coordina la colocación de obras de arte
de este tipo en los
sigulentes lugares públicos,
Franklin Center,
Central Library,
Eastside
Library,
y el County Courthouse
para mostrar la vitalidad de este arte y la
amplitud de su convocatoria con respecto al público
contemporáneo.
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