Student artwork on campus: Umbra by Patricia McDonald

Umbra

Patricia McDonald

During the month of October, The Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance hosted Fall in... Art and Sol across the bay region. According to the Fall in... Art and Sol website, the goal of the celebration is to "showcase ...artistic and architectural expression, scientific achievement and the region’s natural splendor."Among the many sculptures across Saginaw is a piece by Patricia McDonald, and can be found here on campus. 

Patricia's sculpture consists of three I-beams, stretching up to the sky as a solar-powered motor keeps arms on either side rotating in circles. The repetition of circular forms give homage to the form of the sun, while the rotation of the arms remind the viewer of the rotation of our planet and our relation to the sun. As well as powering the sculpture, the sun also interacts with the sculpture by creating a shadow that changes throughout the day with the movement of the sun. Time also becomes a long term factor in her sculpture, as it rusts and weathers from the forces of nature.

Patricia's sculpture can be seen outside of Curtis Hall on SVSU's campus. Patricia will be graduating this semester, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture. She is one of four students featured in the Fall 2013 BFA Show, starting November 18th in the University Art Gallery. 

To see more work by Patricia McDonald,  as well as artists Samuel Dantuma, Jon Elliot, and Olivia Nixon, visit the University Art Gallery between November 18th and December 13th. An opening reception will take place December 5th from 4:30-7pm.

For more information and artwork from Fall in... art and sol, visit http://fallin-glbr.com/.

Amy Gibas

Gallery Assistant

University Art Gallery

Saginaw Valley State University