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Upwells – by Stephen Luecking
Installed: 1990
Granite and bronze / 40′ high spire
Acquired: through John Needles Chester Fund and Illinois “Percent for Art” Program.
Location: Central plaza, south of Beckman Institute at UIUC
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
It illustrates the basic principles of astronomy that deal with the motion of the earth through the solar system.
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Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking
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Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking
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The best write-up on Upwells, is by Muriel Scheinman, click here..
The gigantic work consists of five components aligned with a north-south direction: three low domes overflowing with water, a stepped and faceted spire, and a tilted globe atop a pedestal in a keyhole-shaped pool. They stretch across a sloped, variegated brick pavement at the center of the north campus, near the Beckman Institute.
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Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking / Three low domes overflowing with water
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Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking / A stepped and faceted spire
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![Image copyright © Jyoti Srivastava Upwells [1990] - by Stephen Luecking](http://www.publicartinchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LI-UIUC-SL-007c.jpg)
Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking / Tilted globe atop a pedestal in a keyhole-shaped pool
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![Image copyright © Jyoti Srivastava Upwells [1990] - by Stephen Luecking](http://www.publicartinchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LI-SL-002c.jpg)
Upwells [1990] – by Stephen Luecking
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