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First Helices 
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Commissioned through an Art and Technology grant, obtained by Charles Csuri for the 1974 Columbus Art Festival, I made a large two-part version of the Archimedes Spiral. But, not fully understanding the geometry or the physics of these pieces, I accidentally cut a larger flat vinyl spiral than could be used. The left over outer circles, with appropriate spacers, became the snake-like Archimedes Roll and the vertical DNA.
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| After getting a rough understanding of the importance of mismatching pairs of annuli, variations on the simple torus were introduced: Summer Helices made in the Fall of 1974 based on (c), and Dance and Untitled (Helices) of 74-75, a bit more explorative, based on (d). |
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| Over time my work came to be entirely about spirals. This is because spiral geometry apppears to underly almost all natural phenomena and thus, in my work, is a metaphor for the life process. However, in 1975 I hit a wall, eventually breeched by a stumbling entry into three dimensional projection of a Yin Yang disc subdivision. This became the basic geometry of the Anolatabulata and Conjugate sequences which occupied the period between 1975 and 1979. |
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1. Archimedes Excursion, 1974.
2 part. Vinyl. c. 10'x60'x10'.
2. Detail: Archimedes Excursion.
3. DNA, '73-74.
Vinyl and polyethelene. C. 16'x5'x5'.
4. Archimedes Roll, 1974.
Vinyl. c.5'x25'x5'.
5. Summer Helices, 1974.
Vinyl. 10'x25'x10.
6. Diagram of basic plans include:
a) Potential c) Summer Helices d) Dance.
7. Dance, 75/6.
Vinyl. c. 3'x3'x30'.
8. Untitled 75.
Soft Vinyl. c. 3'x20'x3'.
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