Inclined (Phelps)
Inclined is a 2000 site-specific artwork by David Phelps, installed in Oklahoma City's Bricktown neighborhood 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
- ^ "Inclined". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "David Phelps: Inclined, 2000". Sculpture.org. International Sculpture Center. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c LACKMEYER, STEVE (February 13, 2000). "BRICKTOWN ART TAKES SHAPE Creative artists put icing on MAPS cake". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Money, Jack (October 22, 1998). "Bricktown Artwork Runs Into Criticism". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
