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Brower Hatcher discusses his work, "The Simulation of George M. Karrer's Workshop," which is a simulation of a blacksmith's workshop.
Brower Hatcher Brower Hatcher was born in Atlanta, GA. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in Nashville, TN and received his degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in New York. He then studied sculpture at St. Martins School of Art in London, U.K. with Sir Anthony Caro and William Tucker. Hatcher has built over 30 public art projects throughout the U.S. Brower Hatcher is a recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship and an honorary Ph.D. from the State University of New York. He works at the historic Steel Yard in Providence, RI as the artistic director of Mid-Ocean Studio Inc.
Brower Hatcher discusses his work, "The Simulation of George M. Karrer's Workshop," as the origins of a social structure.
Brower Hatcher Brower Hatcher was born in Atlanta, GA. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in Nashville, TN and received his degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in New York. He then studied sculpture at St. Martins School of Art in London, U.K. with Sir Anthony Caro and William Tucker. Hatcher has built over 30 public art projects throughout the U.S. Brower Hatcher is a recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship and an honorary Ph.D. from the State University of New York. He works at the historic Steel Yard in Providence, RI as the artistic director of Mid-Ocean Studio Inc.
Brower Hatcher discusses his role as a public artist in the field of public art.
Brower Hatcher Brower Hatcher was born in Atlanta, GA. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in Nashville, TN and received his degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in New York. He then studied sculpture at St. Martins School of Art in London, U.K. with Sir Anthony Caro and William Tucker. Hatcher has built over 30 public art projects throughout the U.S. Brower Hatcher is a recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship and an honorary Ph.D. from the State University of New York. He works at the historic Steel Yard in Providence, RI as the artistic director of Mid-Ocean Studio Inc.
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Description
The Simulation of George M. Karrer’s Workshop by artist Brower Hatcher is designed to conjure a memory of Karrer’s blacksmith shop, which once stood on the project’s site in the late 1800s. The stone base signifies the original foundation, while the green and gold wireframe matrix is constructed as if it were a computer simulation depicting the original building. Embedded artifacts overhead represent the activity of the workshop and tools of the trade. The artwork was commissioned i...
Courtesy of Dublin Arts Council
