[Vision2020] PR - Public Invited to Meet the Artist

[Stephanie Kalasz]

City of Moscow
206 E Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor
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PRESS RELEASE
Meet the Artist - Coffee with Robert M. Horner, artist and creator of Helio-Terra

April 23, 2012 (Moscow, Idaho) - Robert M. Horner, renowned artist from Port Townsend, Washington is currently constructing the Helio-Terra public art sculpture at the corner of Highway 8 and 95.  The City of Moscow is happy to host a coffee talk with the artist on site at the couplet this Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 a.m.  Please join us to learn more about the artist, the piece, and the process.

Helio-Terra is described by Horner on his website, "Helio-Terra is a rammed earth construct that depicts the solar rhythm specific to Moscow, Idaho.  The installation is situated on the Southern edge of the Wren Welcome Garden located at the intersection of State Highways 8 and 95.  The Installation falls along the axis of the park and serves as a visual anchor and gateway into the City of Moscow.  Helio-Terra is a mass of locally quarried earth that is compacted into a form resembling a seed.   The geometry of artwork is gesture towards the agricultural heritage of Moscow, as well as the grain towers that flank the site.  The seed is a concentration of nutrient that gives forth the energy necessary to yield future sustenance, and thus serves as a metaphor for the community of Moscow.  Helio-Terra strikes a direct connection between the sun and the harvest.  The installation highlights the furthest reaches of the sun along the horizon and depicts solar-rhythmic seasonal crests that have served as anchors for farmers for thousands of years."

For more information on public art in the City of Moscow, please contact City of Moscow Arts Director Kathleen Burns at 208.883.7036 or by email at kburns at ci.moscow.id.us<mailto:kburns at ci.moscow.id.us>.

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Interview Opportunity: Robert M. Horner, artist

Story & Interview Contact: Kathleen Burns, Arts Director
Phone: 208.883.7036
Email: kburns at ci.moscow.id.us<mailto:kburns at ci.moscow.id.us>


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