Photograph by Jorge Alvarez
Budding Vortex specs
Medium: Powder Coated Aluminum and Steel with Fiber Optics
Dimensions: 24' H x 4' W x 4' D
Completed: 2016
The goal of this project was to create an iconic sculpture that had a dramatic impact on a limited budget, which Crescent Communities could use to create an identity for marketing the entire development project.
The concept behind the piece speaks to the patterns of life as they relate to new beginning, tying into the birth of this community.
Installing the first stack of steel plates onto the central column
Crescent Communities
in Tampa, Florida requested MGA Sculpture Studio to create three works for their apartment communities just off the path of Tampa’s iconic Riverwalk.
The shape for Budding Vortex is based on a flower bud of five petals. Inspired by the perfect geometry inherent in the reproductive organs of plants, this bud unfolds revealing the vortex of creation.
MGA used a combination of traditional and contemporary fabrication techniques to create this iconic sculpture that evolves dramatically as light conditions evolve throughout the day and the seasons.
