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Six Columns​​

 

 

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ARTIST:   Ron Gasowski
DATE:   1990
LOCATION:  PXH Terminal 4, Food Court, Level Three

TYPE:   Sculpture
MATERIALS:   ceramic mosaic (broken tile & potery) & clay tile
BUDGET:   $140,856
DISTRICT:   8
ZIP CODE:   85034


Gasowski enhanced the six structural columns – each 4’ in diameter – by adding sculptural undulations and a black mosaic surface of broken commercial and handmade tiles and pottery. He worked with Phoenix artists and secondary school students to create the glossy black hand-made tiles. The shiny surface refers to the black-on-black Native American pottery made at the Santa Clara and San Ildefonso pueblos.​​