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Medium
Granite
Height
20'
Collection/Provenance
UND Public Sculpture and Installations
Status
Displayed: Between Smith Hall and English Coulee
Location
UND Campus
Artist Bio
Stanley O. Johnson was born in Crookston, MN and earned his undergraduate degree in 1953. While working on his Masters degree in the UND Art Department he became a full-time instructor. Before finishing his MS degree in 1955 he also studied sculpture at the well-known Bauhaus Design school (Illinois Institute of Technology). He later became a Professor in the UND Art Department in 1957, served as Department Acting Chairman from 1962-63 and Chairman 1971-74, and helped design the new fine arts building before his resignation.
Additional Information
"Johnson has stated that the sculpture does not represent any particular theme but was an exercise in design, emphasizing the play between positive and negative space. It was created by cutting into a rectangular granite block, pulling apart sections, turning them lengthwise and sideways, and joining the flat sides. If one could imagine reversing the process, Johnson said, you would return to the original granite block."
https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=und-books