Reach Sculpture

Please join us on Thursday, April 5 at 4 pm to re-dedicate Mark Warwick’s steel sculpture Reach. The event will begin at the sculpture’s new location near the walking path just east of the Prindle lower parking lot in the Nature Park. Refreshments and a bonfire at the Prindle Institute for Ethics will follow a brief dedication, along with music provided by the DePauw Percussion Ensemble.

Reach was DePauw’s first outdoor public sculpture to be installed on campus. Inspired by the flatness of the Midwestern landscape and its many grain silos, Reach contrasts the curvilinear decorativeness of Warwick’s European homeland with the stark straight edges of America’s cityscapes. Generous support from Mr. William M. Horne '42 and Mrs. Alice (Hobart) Horne '45 made the 1997 acquisition possible.

Mark Warwick, and English-born artist, uses Cor-ten steel for his sculptures. The steel rusts over time and helps Warwick relate his theme of change. The rusting process is representative of the ever-changing world around us.

"I came in search of an architecture which was far less encumbered, preferring the firm, straight edges that predominate American cityscapes over the curvilinear decorativeness of Europe. My current work reflects the essence of American cities, yet the curves and inconsistencies relate to the human element contained in these buildings. My concern is to produce an architecture in which no one lives--a sculpture."

-Mark Warwick