About the artwork
Christian Moeller
Aril, 2014
Dimensions(h x w x d): 40' x 12'
Galvanized steel and powder-coated steel
Located outside Robertson Life Sciences Building, next to the west end of Tilikum Crossing
Artist statement: “The idea that served as inspiration for this sculpture on the grounds of the new Life Sciences Building of Portland State University was the highly geometrical and abstract visual representations of molecular structures. Like a tree, the sculpture will consist of a trunk and branches made of cylindrical tubes holding one hundred colored spheres.” The title of this sculpture refers to a natural covering found on seeds and fruit pits, which often makes them appear brightly-colored.
About the artist
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Christian Moeller is an artist and a professor at UCLA, where he chairs the Department of Design Media Arts. Since his move to the United States in 2001, Moeller has increasingly devoted his time and skill to large-scale public works such as Aril.
See more of Christian Moeller's work on his website.
This work was acquired through Oregon's Percent for Art in Public Places Program, managed by the Oregon Arts Commission.
Banner image: Photo courtesy of the artist.