by Aubrie Waldron
On Wednesday, Adriane Dalton, assistant curator at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art on Utah State's campus, gave a speech about Kenneth Snelson, an engineer and artist, in honor of ART + ENG week.
"From an early age Snelson had a love for making," Dalton said. "As a child he believed he could create anything he could imagine."
According to Dalton's research, Snelson started his higher education studying business. Throughout several semesters he changed his major from business to english literature to architecture and although originally "he never considered art as a future" he graduated in painting.
Dalton focused mainly on Snelson's most famous engineer-influenced sculptures which are referred to as "tensegrity" although Snelson prefers the term "floating compression." The sculptures consist of rigid pipes that appear to be floating and are held together by flexible cables. They received their name because of the tension and structural integrity that are required to keep them in tact.
These structures have been exhibited in over 25 galleries around the world.
"I think it's a cool idea to incorporate art into engineering," said David Sommer, an engineering major who attended the speech. "There's lots of potential that could stem from Snelson's ideas."
"From an early age Snelson had a love for making," Dalton said. "As a child he believed he could create anything he could imagine."
According to Dalton's research, Snelson started his higher education studying business. Throughout several semesters he changed his major from business to english literature to architecture and although originally "he never considered art as a future" he graduated in painting.
Dalton focused mainly on Snelson's most famous engineer-influenced sculptures which are referred to as "tensegrity" although Snelson prefers the term "floating compression." The sculptures consist of rigid pipes that appear to be floating and are held together by flexible cables. They received their name because of the tension and structural integrity that are required to keep them in tact.
These structures have been exhibited in over 25 galleries around the world.
"I think it's a cool idea to incorporate art into engineering," said David Sommer, an engineering major who attended the speech. "There's lots of potential that could stem from Snelson's ideas."
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