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| Title: | Andrews University Science Complex (Sculpture) |
| Description: | Work progresses at the A.U. sculpture lab on the symbolic sculpture to be placed in the patio area of the Science Complex. The design made by Alan Collins is an upsurging ribbon of reinforced concrete that runs its course and returns to earth as a symbol of the life span. it twists in a way to remind us of the DNA spiral, so central to the growth process; and its two linked loops evoke the splitting and dividing of cells that take place in growth. The subsidiary forms, cantilevering outwards contrast with the vertical thrust of the central life-force form. They represent the four primitive elements - air, earth, fire and water. The creative power of Christ and His centrality is symbolized by the mandorla, the form achieved by overlapping two circles set in the paving of the upper rectangular patio |
| Created: | 1975 |
| Artist: | Bujak, Adam R. 1950- |
| Physical Desc: | 1 photograph : black and white ; 17 x 12 cm |
| Physical Reference: | P 011603 |
- Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI) -- Buildings and Campus |
- Seventh-day Adventist Education |
- Seventh-day Adventists -- Michigan
Citation: Bujak, Adam R. 1950- 1975. Andrews University Science Complex (Sculpture). Database on-line. Center for Adventist Research Image Database. http://centerforadventistresearch.org/photos (accessed Jul 3, 2024).