Nature Belle (Staab)

Nature Belle
Artist	Roy Staab
Year	2006
Dimensions	1,400 cm × 1,100 cm × 1,100 cm (45 ft × 35 ft × 35 ft)
Location	Milwaukee, WI

Nature Belle, a public artwork by American artist Roy Staab, was located in the middle of the round-about intersecting the Hank Aron trail and 25th street, which is near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Nature Belle was a site specific Belle constructed out of all natural/organic materials. The Finished bell was held up by a box elder tree and was approximately 35ft. by 45ft. The work is no longer existent, because of a storm that took it down. The work was completed on June 6th, 2006, and it was taken down September 8th, 2006.

Description

The "Nature Belle" is made of green, natural, organic, sustainable materials that where collected from the Milwaukee Area. The structure was completed by intertwining different types of willows and reeds together with nylon rope. The Belle was held up by a Box elder tree that stood approximately 45 feet in height. The Belle was in diameter about 35 ft. The Belle rested at a focal point in the middle that gave it support and also allowed to sway and move freely. Karen Wolf at the Hank Aron trail contacted Staab to do this site specific sculpture.

Condition

Unlike most forms of public art the "Nature Belle" is no longer existent. Because of the Fragile nature of the natural materials, a storm knocked it down. The piece was up for 3 months and 2 days.

References

"Staab, Roy. Interview". 04/apr/2011. Print.
"Roy Staab." Greenmuseum.org. Green Museum, 2010. Web. 28 APR 2011.
Schumacher, Mary Louise. "Roy Staab Opening At INOVA Tonight." Art City. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/Jul/2010. Web. 28 Apr 2011.

External links

"VIDEO: An interview with Roy Staab", Third Coast Digest, Kat Murrell, July 10, 2009
"Big Round" Youtube, Roy Staab, Nov 27, 2008
"Voyage Panorama", Youtube, Roy F. Staab, June 29, 2008
Nature Belle, Mary Louise Schumacher, July 9, 2009

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