Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Terry Poulos
Archimedes Vortex

2015

About the Item

Modern-day 3-dimensional facsimile of the 1-dimensional mathematical axis spiral found in the ancient manuscript titled the "Archimedes Palimpsest." Sculpture conveys a double entendre with its proprietary version of the universe spiraling through space, evoking Archimedes’ effort to calculate the volume of the universe. The universe is depicted via the vortex spiral and globe as supercooled and superheated, a polar opposite electrical balance of nature. An armillary sphere conveys Archimedes' math treatises on the circle, sphere and cylinder. Included are one vintage pulley and corkscrew (representing the water screw), both honoring Archimedes inventions, and one valve handle. SPECS: Spot-welded seven-foot long vintage iron chain, vintage armillary sphere, antique padlock with brass key (invoking "secrets and technology locked away." Height: 2.1 feet, width 1.2 feet. Base is a vintage 8" diameter gear from a used farm implement. Chain links 2" long each. Weight: 35 pounds. Colors: Verdigris green patina, gold, teal, interference, white, black, clear epoxy. Year of creation: 2015.
More From This SellerView All
  • Art-ikythera Mechanism
    By Terry Poulos
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Modern-day rendition of the world's oldest computer, the real-life Antikythera Mechanism (c. 205 BC). To our knowledge, the world's first outright, true sculpture that honors the world's oldest computer. The Antikythera Mechanism was a hand-powered astronomical calculator/planetarium consisting of anywhere from 24 to approximately 30 interlocking concentric gears and cogs. It was the most complex man-made instrument ever made until nearly the Renaissance, a fact which demands rewrite on the capabilities of the ancients. The ART-ikythera directly connects Archimedes to the invention of the mechanism by virtue of the symbol for Pi being inscribed on the sculpture base. Also inscribed is a spiral glyph, gleaned from the real-life Archimedes Palimpsest. Another accoutrement is the "eye of Archimedes," a concave mirror which when illuminated casts the illusion of a convex magnifying glass. The shape of the base is a square within a circle, symbolizing how Archimedes "squared the circle" to calculate Pi to the second decimal expansion (3.14). ART-ikythera is an esoteric code generator with clues and ciphers leading to a unique scientific perspective. SPECS: Total of 23 individual pieces, including spot-welded antique and vintage cast-iron gears, cogs and sprockets from used farm implements, antique brass all angle inclinometer (late 19th century), antique padlock...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Aluminum, Metal

  • Angel Muriel
    By Blake Ward
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Angel of Emotional Awareness Bronze 23.3 x 8 x 7.5 inches 58.9 × 21.1 × 19.1 cm This sculpture is from THE SPIRIT COLLECTION and was featured in Blake Ward...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Jump by Kostis Georgiou - Decorative Figurative Sculpture - Yoga
    By Kostis Georgiou
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Pair of Bronze Sculptures RED: 13.5 x 3.25 x 5 in (35 x 8.25 x 12.7 cm) BLACK: 13.5 x 2.75 x 1 in (35 x 2.5 x 7 cm) Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied s...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Motion - Bronze Figurative Sculpture - Yoga - Decorative - Price for the Pair
    By Kostis Georgiou
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Pair of Bronze sculptures 11 x 7.8 x 2.3 in 28 x 20 x 6 cm Available in RED & BLACK painted patinas Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Flo...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • Thesis by Kostis Georgiou - Yoga - Figurative Sculpture
    By Kostis Georgiou
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Pair of Bronze sculptures 7 x 9.5 x 2 in 18 x 24 x 5 cm Available in RED & BLACK painted patinas Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Floren...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • DAMAGED (Platinum Leaf) - Bronze Sculpture
    By Boky Hackel-Ward
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Bronze with Platinum Leaf From Boky Hackel-Ward’s Figurative Poetry Collection, this bronze was directly inspired by a poem entitled Mea Culpa taken from Paul Géraldy’s book Toi et ...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

You May Also Like
  • BILLY, 1975 Constructed Mixed Media Painting, Wall Sculpture
    By Tom Holland
    Located in Surfside, FL
    BILLY, 1975, epoxy painting on riveted fiberglass and aluminum, titled signed and dated verso . Gallery label from Obelisk Gallery, Boston, MA Tom Holland (born 1936 in Seattle, Was...
    Category

    1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Metal

  • Souvenir (sheep)
    By Walter Robinson
    Located in Denver, CO
    Working in a range of materials— wood, epoxy, metal, and found materials— Walter Robinson hand-fabricates and assembles objects, signage and tableaux that investigate the mechanics o...
    Category

    Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Bronze

  • The Presence of Absence – Male (III) by Tom Price - Coal sculpture, nude body
    By Tom Price
    Located in Paris, FR
    The Presence of Absence – Male (III) is a unique coal, stainless steel and epoxy resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 183 × 50 × 50 cm (72 × 19.7 × 19.7 i...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Stainless Steel

  • The Presence of Absence – Female (II) by Tom Price - Coal sculpture, nude body
    By Tom Price
    Located in Paris, FR
    The Presence of Absence – Female (II) is a unique coal, stainless steel and epoxy resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 170 × 50 × 50 cm (66.9 × 19.7 × 19....
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Stainless Steel

  • The Presence of Absence – Female (III) by Tom Price - Coal sculpture, nude body
    By Tom Price
    Located in Paris, FR
    The Presence of Absence – Female (III) is a unique coal, stainless steel and epoxy resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 170 × 50 × 50 cm (66.9 × 19.7 × 19...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Stainless Steel

  • The Presence of Absence – Female (I) by Tom Price - Coal sculpture, nude body
    By Tom Price
    Located in Paris, FR
    The Presence of Absence – Female (I) is a unique coal, stainless steel and epoxy resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 170 × 50 × 50 cm (66.9 × 19.7 × 19.7...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Stainless Steel

Recently Viewed

View All