Supercilious Mushroom
Event-specific environmental sculpture installation – Arts Ball, Boston Center for the Arts
- Completion Date: April 1988
- Media: PVC pipe, knit fabric, wood, carpet, fiberglass and resin, and internal pulsating lighting system
- Location: Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama
- Client: Artist Group Inc., Boston Center for the Arts
- Dimensions: 20 ft (H) x 20 ft (Dia.) with a 3 ft high circular stage
- Budget: $5,000 plus in-kind donations of materials and labor
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With the theme of “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” this giant mushroom sculpture was commissioned by the Artist Group to be installed in the cavernous Cyclorama as the centerpiece for the annual Artist Ball fundraising event. Set atop a circular raised platform stage for event guests to dance upon and show off their creative costumes, this mushroom form was illuminated using an electric switching system that created a continuous spiraling movement up and down the central stem structure.
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"My sculptural environments are aesthetically pleasing site-specific artworks that connect nature and culture by employing the three legacies for regenerative and sustainable design of (1) environment: natural systems, (2) education: experiential systems, and (3) engagement: cultural systems. By using a variety of art media and fabrication methods to create sculptural open spaces that are intended to support personal rejuvenation and inspiration, my sculptures provide venues for environmental learning and community celebration.”
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Environment, Education, Engagement
Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA
Environmental Sculptor • Landscape Architect • Community Artist
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135 South Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
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442 S. Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
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