Ellipse Column, 2005

Ellipse column
Vertical column
Bench and column at night
Artist

Jesus Bautista Moroles
American, 1950-2015 

Art Date

2005

Material

Granite

Dimensions

79 x 9.3, self base 2 x 20 x 20 inches

Location at the Arboretum

His non-traditional carving techniques use a diamond saw to repeatedly chisel away slices of the dense stone. A slab of uncut granite may weigh 10 tons, in contrast to the delicacy of the serene patterns he finds within. In this rectilinear piece, Morales makes the granite appear malleable, light and expressive.

Gift of Alfred Harrison and Ingrid Lenz Harrison, 2017.