Inclined (Phelps)

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Inclined
Year2000 (2000)
Medium
  • Bronze
  • steel
  • cement
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

Inclined is a 2000 site-specific artwork by David Phelps, installed in Oklahoma City's Bricktown neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1]

Description[]

The sculpture is made of bronze, steel, and cement.[2] The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer said the artwork "features the upper half torso of a dark-skinned man, double life size, pushing a big concrete sphere up a pair of rails", and has a title with multiple meanings, a characteristic "representative of Phelps' work".[3] Health care consultant Curtis Thomas served as a model for the piece.[3]

Reception[]

According to The Oklahoman, "Early on, critics questioned whether a sculpture portraying the upper torso of a dark-skinned man pushing a giant sphere up a pair of rails was appropriate for the thriving entertainment district."[3] Multiple members of the Metropolitan Area Projects Citizens Oversight Board's Construction Review Committee felt the sculpture "over-emphasized the civil rights struggle and ignored other historical aspects of Bricktown".[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Inclined". cultureNOW. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "David Phelps: Inclined, 2000". Sculpture.org. International Sculpture Center. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c LACKMEYER, STEVE (February 13, 2000). "BRICKTOWN ART TAKES SHAPE Creative artists put icing on MAPS cake". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Money, Jack (October 22, 1998). "Bricktown Artwork Runs Into Criticism". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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