Explore the Artist of this artwork, Luminary (Laramore).
Jeff Laramore is the co-founder of the Indianapolis advertising firm Young & Laramore, a full service agency that has done business with Procter & Gamble, Goodwill Industries, and other well known companies. Jeff is also a Principal of 2nd Globe Studios a three-dimensional design studio and division of Young & Laramore.  2nd Globe Studios' work is primarily focused on the design, fabrication and installation of architectural/landscape features and sculptures for public places.  This work is created to make public spaces communicate with people in ways that are relevant to the site, architecture, materials, purpose and subject of the assignment.  2nd Globe also works in the commercial world creating site-specific design elements meant to engage the consumer and communicate the essence of a brand.  The company refers to the commercial variety of its design as "landmark media", which merges art and commerce.  If you are interested in finding out more about "landmark media" read the following article from the President of Young & Laramore.
Jeff served as both a sculptor and the Design Principal on the Luminary sculpture.  He is an Indiana native with family roots in Knox and Middleton, Indiana and graduated with a B.F.A. in Design from Indianapolis' Herron School of Art in 1980.  While at Herron he earned the President's Commission on the Handicapped for best poster design award.  Jeff began his career as an illustration artist before becoming a nationally recognized graphic designer.
Business partner and friend David Young describes Jeff Laramore's work in the following way, "With his ability to see and render he can do all of that and he can do it in layers of color in art or in shapes.  He can render things so brilliantly and he has that craft and patience and the intelligence to know the sequence to lay things down and to have them, once when they're done, they sing they breathe."  Laramore has made a name for himself within the corporate sculpture world and many of his sculptures are seen as not only art, but also as landmarks and investments.  Jeff Laramore is currently working on an art filled central plaza that will be part of the Marriott Place Indianapolis, Marriott's forthcoming five-in-one hotel collection in downtown Indianapolis. Laramore's 36-foot-tall stylized sculpture of a cardinal (the Indiana state bird) will be the plaza's signature piece.
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