Bobbi Mastrangelo
My Manhole Art also includes various sizes of water covers, gas covers, grates and drains, called: “Grate works of Art.”
Though I have pursued this theme for over four decades, the contemporary term STEAM Fusion describes the various disciplines that are involved in the creation of my art.
SCIENCE: water protection and conservation
TECHNOLOGY: lighting, (Mars Future Grate,) sound recording (”Polluted Water” & “Pure Water” in 1992 City Views)
ENGINEERING: designing the sculptures
ARTS: capturing the artistic settings of urban utility covers.
MATHEMATICS: executing the various size covers, grates, and their settings.
My lightweight sculpture relief works are carved from sheets of poly- styrene. The finished sculptures look so realistic that I have been accused of stealing the manhole coverS
I believe that one day Manhole Art will be included in the Art History of our century. Just note how Japan has elevated lowly manhole covers into an art form.
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