Artist   Beverly Pepper

Sculpture   Normanno Wedge

Year   1980

Period 

Type   Land Art

Medium  cast iron

Production   Beverly Pepper originally made the Normanno Wedge out of wood, but later had it transferred into cast iron.

Meaning  Beverly Pepper made the Normanno Wedge as a monument to tools and and the spiritual product of tools, civilization as we know it today. From one angle you see a column, from another it suggests an altar. The wedge is already 7’3″ in height but Pepper wanted it set up in students view so they placed it on a mound of grass for students to gaze up at and reflect on. (The works blend nature with industrial materials, as well as inviting the viewer to be a part of the work—”a total environment.” (4)

Location   Outdoor Sculpture Collection of Western Washington University’s south campus in Bellingham, Washington, USA

About the Artist  Beverly Pepper was born in 1922 in New York City. She had a studio in Paris and has had exhibits all over the world.  She is an American sculptor known for her monumental works, site specific and land art. She remains independent from any particular art movement.(4)

From the Artist “I believe my work offers a place for reflection and contemplative thought within the context of active urban environments,” Pepper told the Calgary City News in 2010 (2).

Sources

(1) Western Gallery 

(2) http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2013/08/14/a-day-for-detroit-beverly-peppers-giant-wedge-of-steel/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

(3) beverlypepper.net

(4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Pepper#cite_note- (Links to an external site.)1

(5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_art

Project Credits:

Ramneet Kaur- Teamwork, research, meeting member.

Ashley Kenerson- Teamwork, research, meeting member, site admin/post write, music/video producer.