"Get Moving" monolithic bench sculpture

This functional sculpture is a whimsical departure from the more serious sculptures by this artist.  It shows machine parts of unknown purpose emerging from the matrix of natural stone.

This bench is carved from a single quarry block of Indiana Limestone that weighs between 5 and 6 tons. It has polished and chisel textured forms that complement the natural stone surfaces of the quarry block.

It measures 9'-6" wide x 4' high x 4' thick. It has the full range of geological possibilities that can be found in Indiana Limestone. There are "dogtooth" Calcite crystals, marcasite veins, stylolites, a wide range of fossils and oolitic spheres in the stone block.

This is the back side of the bench. You can see that it has extreme variagation in color. This was the side of the stone block that caught the artist's eye while examining quarry blocks in Reed Quarry of Bloomington, Indiana. The artist had never seen such a range of color change within a single block - he had to have it!

The main composition involves a creative array of machine parts that emerge from the natural stone matrix.

This huge functional sculpture will endure extremes of weather and heavy human interaction for generations. It is available for $8,000.00. The artist will freely offer assistance in arranging the logistics of delivery and installation.