A work of art, a 3D portrait of “Chaos” that may well become the world’s largest paper sculpture, is being created inside an Indianapolis high school.
Indianapolis artist Conrad Cortellini, a 1961 Scecina graduate and current artist-in-residence at Scecina Memorial High School, began the Feedback Fractal Project (Project) as a grand experiment based on new ideas, new imagery, and new approaches in art making. The Project has set out to produce a work of art titled “Splendor of the Firmament.”
The first public showing of two completed parts of “Splendor of the Firmament” will be Wednesday, June 12, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Scecina.
The finished work will measure 32 feet wide and 24 feet high and comprises 307,200 individual elements. It is subdivided into 12 sections, called “Quadros,” each 8 feet by 8 feet.
The first Quadro was made in studio space provided by DeveloperTown (DT), a high-tech Indianapolis startup company. Artisans from among DT employees and others from the broader community created the 25,200 individual elements by hand over a period of two years that were assembled into Quadro One, “the DeveloperTown Quadro.”
Subsequently, the Project was moved to the first artist-in-residence studio at Scecina, where student artisans and others assembled Quadro Two, “the Scecina Quadro.”
The reception is being held to mark the joining of two Quadros.
Joining Two Quadros
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Scecina Memorial High School
5000 Nowland Ave.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The public is invited. To RSVP to the reception, click here.
Background Information:
The Birth of the Vortex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76MPXeNOA1k
The Short Story https://youtu.be/oKEkI8ranNE
For information, please contact:
Conrad Cortellini
317-466-1099
conrad@cortellini.net
cortelliniStudios.com