Focus on Untitled (L's) and explain the Information.
The Untitled (L's) was realized as a result of a suggestion made by the former Secretary of IUPUI Faculty Council, Phillis Danielson. Von Schlegell's piece was selected from 100 submissions to be a permanent part of the IUPUI collection. A council of well-respected individuals in the art community selected the Untitled (L's). This committee included former Dean of the Herron School of Art, Arthur Weber, Former Curator of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Diana Lazarus, and Edward Larrabee Barnes, the master architect for IUPUI at the time.The Untitled (L's) sculpture was paid for by the National Endowment for the Arts under the "Works of Art for Public Spaces" program. The project cost $120,000 and five years to complete. The National Endowment for the Arts donated $50,000 to the project, the rest was paid for by private donations. The project was installed in 1980, and dedicated on October 7.This sculpture is designed on the theme of the Pythagorean Theorem. This theorem comes from geometry and states that square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The three L structures are laid out so that the base point of the vertical columns form a large right triangle. The distance between the three points are 138 feet (42 m), 184 feet (56 m), and 230 feet (70 m). This gives the right triangle the classic 3:4:5 ratio. The school found this theme appropriate, seeing as it represented a tradition of math, logic, and wisdom at IUPUI.The artist intended for landscaping to be a part of the sculpture as well. Before the installation of Von Schlegell's sculpture, the courtyard was two acres of concrete. Von Schlegell saw to it that grass was planted and that there be trees and bushes surrounding the courtyard. Originally, Von Schlegell had one path that stretched diagonal across the courtyard, dividing it into two traingluar shapes. This has since been modified to accommodate more walking paths. The landscaping was meant to contrast his piece, accentuating the natural and manmade elements within the space.
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