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'Horizon'

A study in the forced perspective of clouds over the horizon, inspired by Magritte paintings. Back in perforated aluminum panels to mimic blue sky.

'Woven XII'

'Momentum'

When you run a hand down the length of Momentum, each line individually sways, creating an undulating motion reminiscent of a millipede.  The motion adds sound as the pieces collide.  A video of the moment is linked below the images.

Final image from gallery exhibition ©2008 Libby Telford.

'Illumination'

Commissioned to express the spark in the logo of the Adventist Health brand

'Rise'

'Bloom'

A flower form representation of a logo for the Belk’s Department store locations, along with a screen wall featuring the classic Belk B form and a history wall showing the origins of the brand.

'Hague'

'Hague' Series - based on 'Lift'-'Pitch'-'Oasis'

7-8' x 2' x 2' with bases

Powder Coated Steel

'Wave I'

Mirror mounted moire - Exploration of larger concepts

'Cardium'

Rex Heart Center Main Lobby

18' x 18' x 3' - Aluminum with Catalyzed Urethane finish

'Fin'

Stainless Steel Sculpture

4.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m (15ft x 5ft x 5ft)

'Ouroboros'

'Vessel V' - UAE

Created to express moments in an infinite series

to be displayed at the National Museum of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

'Wave II'

Wave II'  - Stainless Steel

178cm x 122cm x 36cm

(70” x 48" x 14")

'Continuum'

Created to express elements of the building departing to become sculpture.

'Avia'

Iridized Glass and Stainless Steel

7' x 2' x 2'

'Canopy'

Public art integrated into the landscape

for the City of Raleigh - Exchange Plaza

'Sway'

'Sway' - video art wall

A video screen wall sculpture that comes alive every evening with art curated by the City of Raleigh's Block Gallery

'Evolution - Origins'

Maquette studies in an evolution of The Hague series

'Spire'

Layered form created to emphasize motion as viewers pass.

'A Sense of Place'

Public art for the Town of Cary

'First Line'

'First Line'

Brass band sculpture in honor of New Orleans traditions

'Cirrus'

12' x 18' x 20' - Steel, Glass

Emphasizing the entrance lobby of their new server business with a visual expression of the inter-connectivity and complexity of cloud computing.  

Made possible with the support of the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh (CAM) through a special program connecting artists to businesses.

'Transmission'

Inspired by the truss forms of electrical transmission towers

'Arbor'

Steel Sculpture - 36" x 24" x 24"

'Epiphysis'

The Table of Bones - 27" x 24' x 24" - Stainless Steel, 10 titanium hip joints, 5 knee joints, 148 femoral heads.

Commissioned by an orthopedic surgeon, the design was inspired by the use of external fixation, a surgical treatment used to stabilize bone at a distance from the injured area. In this case, the Ex-fix system allows a mechanical suspension to provide structure while simultaneously displaying a collection of joints.
 

'Endo'

'Endo'

A chair in the shape of a thyroid gland

'Coast'

'Snow'

'Pitch'

'Vine'

Air Driven Mobile in Glass and Steel

'Lamina'

Commissioned by the Research Triangle Park Foundation

Fused and formed iridized glass over an engineered stainless steel truss

'Woven'

Copper coated steel wire

Exploration of woven form

based on Japanese woven bamboo baskets

'Tress'

'Tress' - Vessel Series

A long lock of flowing hair

'Coriolis'

'Circuit'

'Shadows'

'Buku'

'Rhythm'

10' x 14' x 2' - Steel, Bronze - 166 Sabian AAX cymbals - for the new Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville, TN - Commissioned through Soho Myriad Art Consulting, Atlanta, GA - Made possible with a generous sponsorship from Sabian. 

'Curl'

Steel, Copper coated steel

Collection of the late Thomas Crowder

'Honeycomb'

 

Design ©2014 Matt McConnell

2' x 7' x 7 - Steel, Glass, Light

Tupelo Honey Cafe - Raleigh, NC

 

'Energy - 16'

A selection of sculpture assemblies, each 22 feet long, one on each floor of the headquarters of a major southeastern electrical company

'Vessel I-II'

'Vessel I-II'

Spiral form sculptures for Skyhouse Charlotte

'Swift'

 

12' x 16' x 16' 

Steel, Fiberglass

300 Swift Avenue

Durham, NC

 

'Blue Vine'

'Current'

'401'

'Arc'

'The Instrument'

'The Cary'

'Stratus'

'Signals'

A wavelength sculpture for Belden in Indianapolis, Indiana. 16' x 16' x 4' - Steel, Stainless Steel - 1,865 lbs - Special Thanks to Exhibit Resources.

'Chrysalis'

'Ming'

Stainless Steel, Glass

Created for and donated to a rocket-themed fundraiser for a child undergoing cancer treatment.

'Sequence'

'CEO'

'Fire & Ice'

'Hunnell'

'Oasis'

 

Client : Royal Caribbean  Commissioned through Kalisher

Video of spinning sculpture below the image gallery

 

 

'Flourish'

'Shift'

'Phycodurus'

'Connections'

'Helix'

'Bristol'

'Weathervane'

'Wind'

'Flight'

Stainless Steel, Glass

Collection of the late Thomas Crowder

'Harmony'

'Evolution'

'SAS'

'Durham Centre'

'Chiles'

New Gallery

'Horizon'

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'Woven XII'

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'Momentum'

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'Illumination'

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'Rise'

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'Bloom'

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'Hague'

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'Wave I'

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'Cardium'

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'Fin'

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'Ouroboros'

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'Vessel V' - UAE

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'Wave II'

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'Continuum'

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'Avia'

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'Canopy'

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'Sway'

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'Evolution - Origins'

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'Spire'

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'A Sense of Place'

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'First Line'

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'Cirrus'

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'Transmission'

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'Arbor'

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'Epiphysis'

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'Endo'

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'Coast'

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'Snow'

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'Pitch'

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'Vine'

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'Lamina'

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'Woven'

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'Tress'

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'Coriolis'

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'Circuit'

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'Shadows'

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'Buku'

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'Rhythm'

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'Curl'

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'Honeycomb'

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'Energy - 16'

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'Vessel I-II'

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'Swift'

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'Blue Vine'

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'Current'

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'401'

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'Arc'

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'The Instrument'

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'The Cary'

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'Stratus'

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'Signals'

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'Chrysalis'

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'Ming'

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'Sequence'

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'CEO'

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'Fire & Ice'

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'Hunnell'

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'Oasis'

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'Flourish'

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'Shift'

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'Phycodurus'

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'Connections'

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'Helix'

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'Bristol'

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'Weathervane'

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'Wind'

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'Flight'

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'Harmony'

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'Evolution'

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'SAS'

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'Durham Centre'

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'Chiles'

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All Photography ©2001-2021 Matt McConnell unless otherwise noted.