Stratum Pier

Stratum Pier

Artist	Kendall Buster
Year	2010 (2010)
Type	Concrete, steel, fiberglass
Location	Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	39°49′42.38″N 86°11′25.77″W / 39.8284389°N 86.1904917°W / 39.8284389; -86.1904917
Owner	Indianapolis Museum of Art

Stratum Pier is an interactive overlook by American artist Kendall Buster. The functional sculpture is located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art's 100 Acres: Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description

Based on a section of a topographical map of 100 Acres the artwork consists of emerald green layered platforms that are shaped in a flowing organic manner along the south side of the sculpture parks lake. The artwork consists of fiberglass grids that sit upon a support system made of steel. The support system sits at varied heights.^[1] Visitors are welcome to walk on, sit, fish at and explore the structure, which is occasionally non-accessible due to flooding.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Information

Stratum Pier was created to appear as if it is an extension of the shoreline, exhibiting artist Kendall Buster's desire to merge "the natural and the built environment." A visit to the structure allows one to view the cycles of erosion and growth in the 100 Acres environment, cycles that are represented in Stratum Piers layered build.^[1] Fiberglass was chosen due to its light weight allowing it to easily sit in its present location and its durability which allows for heavy use by visitors to the park. Buster started to design the piece after a visit to the park and inspiration from the topographical maps created to document the parks environment.^[5] Buster expects the work to merge with the landscape as the grass and brush that surrounds the area grows into the work.^[6]

Buster worked with architect Jeremy Olsen of Wheeler Kearns and project engineer Chris Rockey of Rockey Structures to create the piece.^[4]^[6] The artwork was commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and funded by a grant from The Indianapolis Foundation.^[1] In June 2010 Indianapolis based Motus Dance Theatre performed one day, every 45 minutes, on Stratum Pier in response to the installation and to celebrate the opening of the park.^[7]

The artist

Before pursuing fine art, Kendall Buster obtained her degree in medical technology, then moved onto earning her BFA at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. After receiving her MFA from Yale University she was involved in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Independent Study Studio Program. Buster's work is described as "biological architecture" and resides in the collections of the Kreeger Museum, the Kemper Museum, Hirshhorn Museum, among others. She has been commissioned to create public art for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Markel Corporation, the BOK Center, Nevada Museum of Art, and many others. In 2005 Buster was awarded an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in the Arts. Teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University, she lives and works in Richmond, Virginia.^[1]^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. Indianapolis Museum of Art. 2011.
1 2 Hilarie M. Sheets (13 June 2010). "100 Acres to Roam, No Restrictions". The New York Times.
↑ Katie Zarich (29 Jan 2010). "100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art to Open on June 20, 2010" (PDF). Press Release. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
1 2 "Indianapolis Museum of Art - Stratum Pier". Projects. Rockey Structures. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
↑ IMA TV: Kendall Buster's Stratum Pier (Digital). Indianapolis, Indiana: Indianapolis Museum of Art. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original (Web) on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
1 2 3 Kendall Buster. "Stratum Pier, 2010". Projects. Kendall Buster. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
↑ "Past Performances". Performances/Events. Motus Dance Theatre. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

External links

"100 Acres at the Indianapolis Museum of Art" from The Architect's Newspaper
"100 Acres: Stratum Pier by Kendall Buster" from Visualingual
"Art and Nature, Hand in Hand" from The Wall Street Journal
"One Hundred Acres of Art" from Metropolis
Stratum Pier from the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Artworks in the Collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Significant
Artworks

African Art	Face mask Senufo female ancestor figure Magbo helmet mask for Oro society Palace plaque depicting warrior Guardian figure Healing of Abiku Children

American Painting and Sculpture to 1945	Afternoon Tea Cliff Rock--Appledore Dorothy Hotel Lobby Hurricane Jimson Weed Morning at Grand Manan Preparing for the Matinee Red Kimono on the Roof Reflections Sunlight The Boat Builders The Flight of Europa The Love Song The Rainbow Tidying Up U.S.A. Untitled (The Birth)

Asian Art	Bowl with two violet spots Cong-shaped vase Covered jar with carp design Fine Wind, Clear Morning Ksitigarbha bodhisattva Ritual wine server Shigaraki ware storage jar Vase with carved peony scrolls Vase with nine peach design

Contemporary Art	Acton Courre Merlan (Whiting Chase) Egyptian Barnyard LOVE (painting) LOVE (sculpture) The Quintet of the Silent They Waz Nice White Folks While They Lasted (Sez One Gal to Another) Untitled Untitled Untitled

Decorative Arts	Angel of the Resurrection Coffee service High chest of drawers Portland Vase Side chair

European Painting and Sculpture to 1945	Aristotle Battle Between Carnival and Lent Breton Women at a Wall Broek in Waterland Charing Cross Bridge Crucifix Crucifixion Enclosed Field with Peasant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem Entry of Christ into Jerusalem House in Provence Landscape near Arles Ma Jolie Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Mary Magdalene Man and Woman Peasant with a Wheelbarrow Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well Roman Capriccio: The Pantheon and Other Monuments Self-Portrait Still Life with a Chinese Porcelain Jar Still Life with Profile of Laval The Banks of the Oise near Pontoise The Boy The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe The Country Dance The Crucifixion The Fifth Plague of Egypt The Flageolet Player on the Cliff The Flight into Egypt The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny The Negress The Seamstress The Triumphant Entry of Constantine into Rome The Two Sisters The Valkhof at Nijmegen Triptych of the Annunciation Vorhor, the Green Wave

Art of the Americas	Haida ceremonial dance rattle

Oceanic Art	Helmet mask (Tatanua)

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs	Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton Boreas and Oreithyia Galinthias Outwits Eileithyia by Announcing the Birth of Heracles Mother (Mutter) Moulin Rouge: La Goulue The Holy Family with the Dragonfly Young Woman in Blue

Textile and Fashion Arts	Moroccan wall hanging Chinese Souls #2 Eli Lilly Family Quilt Evening dress Woman's apron Sumbanese woman's ceremonial skirt

Outdoor
Artworks
by Location

Museum Grounds	Above and Below La Hermana del Hombre Bóveda LOVE Memories of Prague Mother and Child Numbers 1-0 Snowplow Stumbling Man Sutphin Fountain Two Figures Two Lines Oblique Down, Variation III

Oldfields	Copy of Diana of Versailles Diana with Dog Female and Male Herm Fountain Four Seasons Landon-Era Birdbath Mother and Child (Gordine) Nymph and Fawn Sundial, Boy With Spider The Three Graces Pair of Urns

100 Acres	Bench Around the Lake Eden II Free Basket Funky Bones Indianapolis Island Park of Laments Stratum Pier Team Building (Align)

Artworks on Loan	East Gate/West Gate Mega-Gem Portrait of History Sewall Memorial Torches Spaces with Iron

De-accessioned Artworks	Broken Walrus II Holistic Image VIII Weather Tower

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