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''Holon'', also known as ''Hōlon'', is an outdoor stone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in the South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and re-carved in 2003–2004. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work.
The sculpture was re-carved from granite in 2003–2004 and installed in Portland's South Park Blocks, between Southwest Harrison and Southwest Hall streets in front of the
A Guide to Portland Public Art
(PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
A walk through the PSU Park Blocks: Past and Present
(pg. 4; PDF), ''The Raps Sheet'' (February 2011), Portland State University
''Holon''
at the Public Art Archive
Portland's First Parks: The South Park Blocks: A Walking Tour
(PDF), City of Portland {{Portal bar, Oregon, Visual arts 1979 establishments in Oregon 1979 sculptures 2004 establishments in Oregon 2004 sculptures Abstract sculptures in Oregon Granite sculptures in Oregon Holism Limestone sculptures in Oregon Monuments and memorials in Portland, Oregon Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon Portland State University campus South Park Blocks
Description and history
Donald Wilson's ''Holon'' was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and dedicated to the late Dr. Gordon Hearn, the first dean of Portland State University's School of Social Work. Note: This record is for the original sculpture (1978–1979). Its name comes from the Greek ''holos'', which means "whole, entire, complete in all its parts – something that has integrity and identity at the same time as it is a part of a larger system". The sculpture was carved from white Indiana Limestone. It measured approximately x x and rested on a brick base that measured around x x . When the Smithsonian Institution surveyed the sculpture for its " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in April 1993, the organization categorized the piece as abstract, its condition as "treatment needed", and noted that Wilson had removed graffiti previously.
The sculpture was re-carved from granite in 2003–2004 and installed in Portland's South Park Blocks, between Southwest Harrison and Southwest Hall streets in front of the Branford Price Millar Library
The Branford Price Millar Library is the library
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) ...
, in 2004. Note: This record is for the re-carved sculpture (2003–2004). The Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, describes it as reflective of the university's "holistic" design. The sculpture measures x x . Its base includes a plaque that reads, "" The work is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
See also
*1979 in art
Events from the year 1979 in art.
Events
* October 25 – Frederic Edwin Church's 1861 painting ''The Icebergs'' sells for US$2.5 million at Sotheby's New York, the third-highest amount paid for any painting at auction at this date.
* November ...
* 2004 in art
The year 2004 in art involved some significant events and new art works.
Events
*April – A Belgian activist group cuts off the left hand of a bronze Congolese figure in a monument to Leopold II of Belgium in Ostend as a protest against colonia ...
* Holism
Holism () is the idea that various systems (e.g. physical, biological, social) should be viewed as wholes, not merely as a collection of parts. The term "holism" was coined by Jan Smuts in his 1926 book ''Holism and Evolution''."holism, n." OED Onl ...
** Holon (philosophy)
A holon (, from , ''holos'', 'whole' and , ''-on'', 'part') is something that is simultaneously a whole in and of itself, as well as a part of a larger whole. In other words, holons can be understood as the constituent part–wholes of a hierarch ...
* ''Interlocking Forms
''Interlocking Forms'' is an outdoor 1977 Indiana Limestone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in Downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
''Interlocking Forms'' is an Abstract art, abstract geometric sculpture by ...
'' (1977), another Portland sculpture by Wilson
References
External links
A Guide to Portland Public Art
(PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
A walk through the PSU Park Blocks: Past and Present
(pg. 4; PDF), ''The Raps Sheet'' (February 2011), Portland State University
''Holon''
at the Public Art Archive
Portland's First Parks: The South Park Blocks: A Walking Tour
(PDF), City of Portland {{Portal bar, Oregon, Visual arts 1979 establishments in Oregon 1979 sculptures 2004 establishments in Oregon 2004 sculptures Abstract sculptures in Oregon Granite sculptures in Oregon Holism Limestone sculptures in Oregon Monuments and memorials in Portland, Oregon Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon Portland State University campus South Park Blocks