Sculptors at Work

Project Details

Location: Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Blvd.
Date: October 2001-August 2002 

These installations were made possible through Sculptors at Work, a program of the Washington Sculptors Group. Through the program, artists created artwork in public places where the public could watch the creative and intellectual process unfold.

Learn more about Washington Sculptors Group.

Funded by Arlington County, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, and the Organization of American States and its Art Museum of the Americas.  

Takeover

Takeover by Donna Conlon Artist: Donna Conlon
Materials: Telephone wire, found refuse, three trees 

Using recycled materials, such as soda bottles, Styrofoam cups, computer parts, plastic lids, and insulated wire, Donna Conlon wrapped trunks and lower branches of trees with a weaving of plastic. 

 

 

 

Invisible String

Invisible String by Miguel Mir Artist: Miguel Mir
Materials: Silver maple tree branches, copper wire, Rustoleum spray paint, twine 

Invisible String consisted of three larger-than-life female figures composed of intertwined tree branches. The figures were in the act of pulling down an invisible string from the sky.  

 

 

Growing

Growing by Carolina Sardi Artist: Carolina Sardi
Materials: Welded steel rods, sheet metal, dirt 

Growing consisted of welded steel “planted” in three shallow steel containers. 

 

 

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