Twisted House

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Twisted House
Twisted House Front.jpg
ArtistJohn McNaughton (sculptor)
Year2005 (2005)
Type Wood
Location Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°52′43.63″N86°8′40.01″W / 39.8787861°N 86.1444472°W / 39.8787861; -86.1444472
OwnerIndianapolis Art Center

Twisted House is a public artwork by American artist John McNaughton, located at the Indianapolis Art Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. [1] Twisted House was installed as part of the Center's ARTSPARK initiative. [2]

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Description

The sculpture is made of cedar wood and depicts a tall house, bent in such a way that it appears to rest on its foundation and roof. [3] The roof of the house digs into the forest floor and five square, glass windows travel upwards on the house and a distorted door juts to the right, open for viewers to interact with—inside one can step and look out a large window looking out into the forest. The windows each have sills with exterior flower holders and fake wood flowers. The piece sits on natural stone placed in the ground and the dirt of the forest grounds.

Cedar wood comes from several different trees known as cedars that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses.

John McNaughton

John McNaughton has been teaching woodworking, drawing and sculpture for over 35 years at the University of Southern Indiana. Receiving his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts at Ball State University and his Master of Fine Arts at Bowling Green State University, he has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts awards. His art furniture and sculptures reside in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the White House. [4]

Woodworking Process of making objects from wood

Woodworking is the activity or skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.

The University of Southern Indiana (USI) is a public university just outside of Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1965, USI enrolls 10,929 dual credit, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in more than 80 majors. USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. USI is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. It is also a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University which offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through outreach and engagement.

Ball State University public university in Muncie, Indiana, United States

Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute for $35,100 and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted the donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918.

Acquisition

This piece was placed in conjunction with the Center's ARTSPARK which brings together art and nature. [2]

Information

According to the Indianapolis Art Center, McNaughton's goal with the work is to show viewers that sculpture can be interactive and touch heavily into the imagination. [5]

Starting in June 2010 IAC hosted a "Community Masterpiece" event designed by artist Vandra Pentecost. [6] The mural consists of seven panels with each one depicting Twisted House in a different artistic style: expressionism, realism, surrealism, American scene painting, cubism, pop art and impressionism. The two panels for pop art and surrealism were completed at the Broad Ripple Art Fair by visitors. In July and August the rest of the panels were completed and the full mural now resides on the Outreach Lawn Wall of the ARTSPARK. [7]

Expressionism modernist art movement

Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.

Realism (arts) Artistic style of representing subjects realistically

Realism, sometimes called naturalism, in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, or implausible, exotic, and supernatural elements. Realism has been prevalent in the arts at many periods, and can be in large part a matter of technique and training, and the avoidance of stylization.

Surrealism International cultural movement started in 1917

Surrealism is a cultural movement that started in 1917, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes, sometimes with photographic precision, creating strange creatures from everyday objects, and developing painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself. Its aim was, according to Breton, to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality", or surreality.

Reception

Roadside America describes Twisted House as "A work of whimsical lopsided outdoor art, suggesting something that's gone terribly wrong at a fairy tale theme park." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Stender, Thomas W. (2006). The Penland Book of Woodworking: Master Classes in Woodworking Technique. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 26. ISBN   1579907687.
  2. 1 2 Indianapolis Art Center (2009). "ARTSPARK Sculptures" (PDF). ARTSPARK. Indianapolis Art Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Rush, Gretchen (August 12, 2005). "Interact With Art". The Noblesville Ledger. p. A7. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Twisted House". Indyartsguide. The Arts Council of Indianapolis. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Indianapolis Art Center (2008). "Twisted House". YouTube. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Kightlinger, Cathy (July 4, 2010). "Talk of Our Town". The Indianapolis Star. p. I6. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Indianapolis Art Center (2010). "Art Center's Twisted House Gets a New Spin". Blog. IAC. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Indianapolis, IN - Artspark - Twisted House". Roadside America. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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