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About the Artwork
“Molecular Dog: C3H8” is a strategically configured sculpture of the propane molecule standing approximately five feet tall and almost eight feet long. The innovative piece which takes on the shape of a dog showcases just how Robert Chambers integrates art and science to create his world-famous sculptures. Propane is a clean, colorless, odorless gas that is less expensive than gasoline, and Chambers chose this molecule as the subject of his sculpture to bring attention to the importance of ecology in today’s world.
About the Artist
Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers lives and works in Miami. He has played a crucial role in the development of Miami's art scene and contributed greatly to the city's reputation internationally. Born in Miami in 1958, Robert Chambers earned his MA (1990) from New York University and his BFA from University of Miami (1983). He ran the sculpture departments at NYU for a number of years and then continued his teaching career at the University of Miami. He is currently serving on the “College Board National Task Force for the Arts in Education”.
Robert Chambers is currently focused on large-scale sculptures and installations and has a record of public art commissions. Current projects like "Kino", an interactive 87’ tall LED wall of light and "Ellipse Path", 20.000 lbs marble elliptical sculptures, are under construction in Miami for Art in Public Places and will be completed by 2009. Robert is known to be a mentor for young up-and-coming artists and frequently exhibits in alternative spaces such as “CasaLin”, during Art Basel Miami Beach. Awards include the Nancy Graves Award and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. He was recently granted a residency at the Fabric Workshop Museum in Philadelphia, PA for 2009 and has work in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Miami Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Miami, FL.
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The City of Orlando owns more than 2,000 works of art and has one of the oldest public art programs in the state.
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For those who have eyes to see, there are hundreds of works of art around them.
This web site provides some information on many of those works of art that can
be regularly viewed in Orange County by any member of the public without an
admission fee. They are outside in public view, or located in an interior area
that is normally open to the public.
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public art in Central Florida.
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