Roger Sherry, aka the assembly guy, inspects the first full-size test cuts of Robbie the Rhino in 1/4 inch steel.
Posts Tagged ‘art in place’
Giant Rhino Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art in place, giant, rhino on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our progress continues on the giant metal version of Robbie the Rhino for Art In Place. Luis is shown here with a scale test of the leg mocked-up in foam insulation board. If all goes as planned the finished version should be installed before the end of the month (October). Photos to follow.
Chris
Dog Catches Car
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art in place, rambling robbie on July 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Like the dog that caught the car, we’re asking “what now?” after Charlottesville’s Art in Place organization selected Rambling Robbie for the 2010 public sculpture exhibit.
Once complete in October, he’ll be just over 6 ft. high, 14 ft. long and weigh about 4000 lbs. We’ll be sure to post images of the build process and [...]
Really Big Rhino
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art in place, go big or go home, public sculpture, steel on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luis and I have submitted the Rambling Robbie design to the local Art in Place competition. If selected we’ll build a larger than life Rambling Robbie from plate steel and display it in Charlottesville for the next year.
Stay tuned, this could get intersting.
Chris
