Inclined (Phelps)

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Inclined
Inclined Sculpture (Rear View).jpg
A side view of the sculpture "Inclined"
Inclined (Phelps)
ArtistDavid Phelps
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates 35°27′55″N97°30′33.9″W / 35.46528°N 97.509417°W / 35.46528; -97.509417

Inclined is a 2000 site-specific artwork by David Phelps, installed in Oklahoma City's Bricktown neighborhood of Oklahoma. [1]

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The side view of the Inclined sculpture provides a clear look at the figure's intense focus and the textured surface of the sphere. Inclined Sculpture (Side View).jpg
The side view of the Inclined sculpture provides a clear look at the figure's intense focus and the textured surface of the sphere.

Description

The sculpture is made of bronze, steel, and cement. [2] The Oklahoman 's Steve Lackmeyer said the artwork "features the upper half torso of a dark-skinned man, double life size, pushing a big concrete sphere up a pair of rails", and has a title with multiple meanings, a characteristic "representative of Phelps' work". [3] Health care consultant Curtis Thomas served as a model for the piece. [3]

Reception

According to The Oklahoman, "Early on, critics questioned whether a sculpture portraying the upper torso of a dark-skinned man pushing a giant sphere up a pair of rails was appropriate for the thriving entertainment district." [3] Multiple members of the Metropolitan Area Projects Citizens Oversight Board's Construction Review Committee felt the sculpture "over-emphasized the civil rights struggle and ignored other historical aspects of Bricktown". [4]

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References

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  2. "David Phelps: Inclined, 2000". Sculpture.org. International Sculpture Center. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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