Title:

  "New River Rises"
Artist:   Sam Gilliam

Sam Gilliam  -New River Rises 

Location:   Broward County Governmental Center
Size:   9ft X 21ft X 1ft
Medium:   Sculpture - Wall relief
Year:   1987
 
Description

Sam Gilliam, an international acclaimed artist, combined acrylic on canvas with acrylic enamel on aluminum for this wall relief sculptural work. Articulated with architectural forms, the artwork suggests a convergence of geometric elements symbolizing the urban development along the New River. The wall sculpture is installed on a wall above a stairway leading to the second floor in the Governmental Center.
 

Artist Statement
"New River Rises is a matrix that combines several entities; elements of painting and sculpture are used to form a work that is thematic in intention and that uses abstract concepts"



 

 

 
   

Broward County Board of Commissioners
Community Services Department

Cultural Division
100 S. Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301
Phone: 954-357-7457 Fax: 954-357-5769

email:  cultradiv@broward.org