Artwall
{{Short description|Sculpture in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| title = Artwall
| image_file = File:Tanner Springs Park - Portland, Oregon 2012.JPG
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| artist = Herbert Dreiseitl
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| year = {{start date|2005}}
| type = Sculpture
| material = Reclaimed train rails (weathered steel), glass
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| city = Portland, Oregon, United States
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| owner = City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council
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Artwall, also known as Art Wall,{{cite web|title=Art Wall, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!368980~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028122842/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!368980~!0#focus|url-status=live}} is an outdoor 2005 sculpture by German architect and artist Herbert Dreiseitl, located at Tanner Springs Park in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
Artwall was designed by architect Herbert Dreiseitl along with Tanner Springs Park. The sculpture was installed at Northwest Marshall Street and Northwest 10th Avenue, along the east edge of the park, in 2005. It was funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program and construction funds from PDC.{{cite web|title=Tanner Springs Park and Artwall, 2005|url=http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06445%26seo%3DTanner-Springs-Park-and-Artwall_Herbert-Dreiseitl-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council-and-Public-Art-Review|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092012/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06445%26seo%3DTanner-Springs-Park-and-Artwall_Herbert-Dreiseitl-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council-and-Public-Art-Review|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Artwall|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2187.190|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092608/http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2187.190|url-status=live}} The art wall measures {{Convert|17|ft|m}} x {{Convert|200|ft|m}} and features 368 reclaimed railroad tracks (weathered steel) standing on end and 99 pieces of fused glass inset with images of native wildlife such as amphibians, dragonflies, other insects, and spiders.{{cite web|title=Tanner Springs Park|url=http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?&propertyid=1273&action=viewpark|publisher=Portland Parks & Recreation|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028080648/http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?&propertyid=1273&action=viewpark|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.asla.org/lamag/lam06/april/feature3.html|title=Peeling Back the Surface|date=April 2006|access-date=October 27, 2014|work=Landscape Architecture|first=George|last=Hazelrigg|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175558/http://www.asla.org/lamag/lam06/april/feature3.html|url-status=live}} Dreiseitl hand-painted the images directly onto Portland glass, before the pieces were fused and melted. The century-old tracks separate the park's boardwalk from the meadow and wetland portion, and have been described as "reminders of the area's industrial past".
The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as both abstract and architectural. According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, "The concept of the Artwall integrates the concept of the park itself. In one urban block the skin of city is peeled back to reveal the landscape before its industrial development. The wall is an element which thrives on the polarity between the site's industrial past and the purity of its new nature." Artwall is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028061913/http://www.dreiseitl.com/index.php?id=54&lang=en Tanner Springs Park | Portland, USA], Atelier Dreiseitl
{{Pearl District, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:2005 establishments in Oregon
Category:Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Northwest Portland, Oregon
Category:Pearl District, Portland, Oregon