George Trakas Creativity Conversation
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Channel: Emory University · 2011 · Education
Sculptor and landscape artist George Trakas talks with Rosemary Magee, Vice President and Secretary of Emory University, about his work on "Source Route," nestled in a ravine behind the Carlos Museum on campus, and his long career in environmental art (April 8, 2011). Trakas is among the leading artists of his generation working in the landscape. Widely acclaimed for numerous projects in North America and Western Europe during the past 30 years, Trakas' installations typically incorporate a functional response to a particular site or environment. Recent major works include "Beacon Point" along the Hudson River in Beacon, N.Y.; "Quai des Trois Dents" in Parc du Pilat in Loire, France; and "Waterfront Nature Walk" in Brooklyn, N.Y. Trakas spent a week on the Emory campus in April to revisit "Source Route" with students and faculty, and will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters from Emory on May 9, 2011. Creativity Conversations are sponsored by Creativity: Art and Innovation. See http://creativity.emory.edu/creativity-conversations-header.shtml
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