Trotwood
About the Trotwood Art Installation and Artists
Dayton sculptor and musician Michael Bashaw is known for his Sound Sculpture concerts, featuring his large-scale metal sculptures that function as musical instruments, as well as numerous large-scale art installations and collaborative projects throughout the region. In this work, Bashaw responds to the bold black and white patterning seen in Centerpiece. Several thousand rhomboid shapes hang vertically in multiple layers creating depth and complexity. The dynamic use of black further references Centerpiece and adds to the sculpture's rhythm.
About the Artist
Dayton artist Dwayne Daniel is a painter and graphic designer known for his portrayals of African Americans. Daniel's narrative works celebrate the essential but often unrecognized achievements of African Americans in our shared history. In this work, Daniel applies his understanding of traditional painting techniques to this digital painting as he celebrates the courage of Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to desegregate an all-white school in New Orleans and the Tuskegee Airman, the fist African American airmen allowed to pilot fighter jets in WW II.
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Dayton artist Nick Stamas paints in an expressive, colorful style exploring themes developed from his experiences with people, everyday situations and observations. Reflecting on Pathway's inspiration to soar and the diversity of the patterns that are seen in Centerpiece, Stamas creates a visual montage representing an eclectic range of music and musicians all in sync yet expressing different points of view. Employing an energized composition and vibrant color Rhythms That Unite, celebrates the power of music to inspire community.
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Dayton artist Judy Campbell White is a painter and printmaker. THE FOUR STAGES OF THE SOUL IN WOMANHOOD reflects her interest in the female figure as subject matter and pays homage to the original women of the Vienna workshop as well as forgotten women artists of the past. Inspired by the female caryatids supporting the bowl of the Centerpiece, White depicts four women in various stages of life - daughter/sister, young wife/mother, mother/aunt and grandmother. This work celebrates the essential role women play as nurturer and creator.
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The Stories Behind the Trotwood Art Inspiration
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A veteran of the Air Force, Safer has explored the theme of flight in many of his sculptures. Pathway is dedicated to the spirit of the Wright Brothers and was donated to the Dayton Art Institute to commemorate the 100th anniversary of flight. Soaring nearly seventy feet into the Dayton sky, Safer's Pathway welcomes visitors into the museum for an adventure of discovery and launches them back out into the world for further explorations.
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The pastel palette, feathery brushwork and soft light are characteristic of Willard Metcalf's impressionistic paintings. This painting's tranquil mood and delicate, airy landscape make it easy to understand why Metcalf was called the "poet laureate" of New England.
Rationale for inclusion: Grassy lands for farming along the Great Miami River attracted the early settlers to West Carrollton. This painting complements the park-like setting of the West Carrollton library.
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Photos of ReImagining Works pieces taken by Andy Snow.