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"Bela" totem
About
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Completed
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Early 2000
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Current Owner
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Red
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Current Location
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Mountain View, CA
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Materials
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oak, stell, poplar dowel
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Finish
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red mahogony stain
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Details
Standing 16 feet tall, the sinewy form of Bela is carved from two 8-foot pieces of solid oak. Bela was completed over the course of approximately 6 months and was carved entirely by hand with a spoke shave. Because of the use of a spoke shave, Bela's form is inherently more 3-dimensional than the other totems.
Bela's twin spires share a rhythmic interchange throughout the entire totem, ultimately culminating with tangental conact of a shared sphere. The sphere levitates between the spires, finally bridging the gap so nearly closed several times before.
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