Combining principles of engineering, science, language, music, philosophy and kinetic sculpture, “Cupola: a Collaboration” is a grand and collaborative piece that will be on view through the end of the month. The piece comes from the efforts of over 45 UGA students and faculty from a variety of disciplines led by professor Martijn van Wagtendonk, who was originally inspired by Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi to begin the piece as a class project at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. “Cupola” is a 15-foot wide, 7-foot tall drum structure fashioned with mortise-and-tenon joints and topped with a dome structure that makes it 17 feet tall altogether. The piece was made to be constructed and reconstructed, giving it the portability of a fair attraction and emphasizing the playful nature of the project.
WHO: Martijn van Wagtendonk
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 22, 6 p.m.
WHERE: Lyndon House Arts Center
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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