Bronze, plaster, copper, or marble the sculptures dispersed throughout the campus stand as a symbol of pride for the campus and bring unspeakable beauty throughout. When walking along the campus you can see many different types of art and observe many differ artists work. As you walking past Parks Library though one piece stands out among others. The Left Sided Angel, a cast bronze sculpture made by Stephen De Staebler brought to Iowa State University in 1986 commissioned by phi kappa phi honors society. This piece has had a rich love hate relationship with many throughout its years on campus. Many considered it obnoxious and gaudy or just straight up hideous. Others viewed it as beautiful, majestic or relatable a complete contrast to the others opinions. It left some groups wanting it to be removed or sold to someone else and others wanted to see it stay in the end it did in fact end up staying and becoming a facet outside of Parks Library for the past 30 years. The
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This foot has been made possible by the 1979, the Iowa Art in State Buildings legislation, mandating that one-half of one percent of new construction or remodeling funds to be used to acquire public art. It also incorporated the land-grant mission philosophy which is a democratic process in which decisions regarding public art associated with new buildings be made in conjunction with each of the buildings’ public art acquisitions committees. These committees are made up of faculty, staff and student which allows the pieces to truly reflect populous of Iowa State University. The most common commission pieces include use of the human figure, mythology, or any pieces related to literature and poetry. The Left Sided Angle not only a form of human figure but also is a representative of the land grant mission in that it emphasizes diversity in opinion as not everyone likes the sculpture or finds it
This foot has been made possible by the 1979, the Iowa Art in State Buildings legislation, mandating that one-half of one percent of new construction or remodeling funds to be used to acquire public art. It also incorporated the land-grant mission philosophy which is a democratic process in which decisions regarding public art associated with new buildings be made in conjunction with each of the buildings’ public art acquisitions committees. These committees are made up of faculty, staff and student which allows the pieces to truly reflect populous of Iowa State University. The most common commission pieces include use of the human figure, mythology, or any pieces related to literature and poetry. The Left Sided Angle not only a form of human figure but also is a representative of the land grant mission in that it emphasizes diversity in opinion as not everyone likes the sculpture or finds it