Submitted by RI_Photog t3_11a9paq in RhodeIsland
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maybebullshitmaybe t1_j9sk33q wrote
What exactly is it supposed to be really? Reminds me of a dryer vent
beauford3641 t1_j9tc2es wrote
I have no idea. I've always called it the butthole donut.
maybebullshitmaybe t1_j9teu8t wrote
The butthole donut made of dryer vent
=ART!
beauford3641 t1_j9tjmt7 wrote
Brilliant!
Anonymike7 t1_j9toh4q wrote
I've always called it "the jagged metal Krusty-O."
beauford3641 t1_j9tqe4p wrote
Excellent reference.
RhodyViaWIClamDigger t1_j9qp9ni wrote
I’d put that on canvas!
RI_Photog OP t1_j9qsgmp wrote
I’ve actually been thinking about setting up an online shop to sell prints and other wall art, nice to know other people think some of my work is deserving of printing. I usually photograph people so I’m a little unsure of my landscape work as it’s less familiar for me
Pmr3940 t1_j9qr7sm wrote
Really like this shot!
RI_Photog OP t1_j9qrwad wrote
Thanks!
februarytide- t1_j9qw1we wrote
RIs very own eye of Sauron
therealDrA t1_j9qsn30 wrote
Beautiful!
RI_Photog OP t1_j9qur6o wrote
Thanks
cojwa t1_j9uf7w1 wrote
I’m really trying to work out with this is, I assume it’s a gear that’s turning into something else to show providence’s emergence from a mill town to a more modern up and coming town but I can’t figure out what the hell it’s turning into
RI_Photog OP t1_j9upyw5 wrote
>“Textured Gear” is the creation of Rob Lorenson, an artist and educator based in Fall River, Massachusetts. His studio is housed in a massive warehouse, sharing space with Concentric Fabrications, a custom metal company that Lorenson co-owns. Since settling in Massachusetts in 1999, Lorenson has crafted hundreds of large, stainless steel sculptures, most of them incorporating circular shapes.
>Metal itself is so durable and enduring, says Lorenson. And the circle is a special shape in nature – the sun, the moon, the center of a flower, the iris – so it seemed like a natural shape to utilize in a sculpture.
>Lorenson grew up in Chicago and speaks with an affable Midwestern accent, but he’s also eloquent about his work, having taught fine art at Bridgewater State University for nearly two decades. As for Textured Gear, Lorenson didn’t create the sculpture for any particular place, but Providence feels like the right spot.
>The piece was conceived before I had any idea where it was going, he recalls. But now it sort of reflects its original intent, with the industrial skyline behind it. It’s a little bit like the history of Providence.
Suspiciousmeatloaf94 t1_j9sgel2 wrote
Don’t stick your dick in that. You don’t know where it’s been
12stringPlayer t1_j9u308c wrote
Great shot of the Industrial National Bank building.
(It's got nothing to do with Superman, and most people who call it that don't even know why. It needs to stop.)
Phllop t1_j9u42gs wrote
It's a nickname, I don't think the building minds
Wooden_Exit2957 t1_j9qwb9d wrote
Metal butthole has never looked so good