Nautilus
About the Sculpture
The artwork, entitled Nautilus was created in 2002 by the late Rico Eastman. The piece is quintessential Eastman, consisting of large-scale steel planes and curves that interlock into one another like puzzle pieces, to form a larger abstraction. This abstraction mimics the spiral structure of the nautilus shell, combining geometric forms in a rhythmic pattern, shaped through tension and held together by joins and grooves rather than nuts and bolts.
The nautilus shell presents one of nature's finest logarithmic spiral, and acts as the primary defense for the cephalopods. The hard shell is pressure resistant, but beautiful. The sculpture was donated by Jane Rohman in memory of Ky Rohman. It was a project by Public Art Lincoln and was acquired for the city in June of 2020.
About the Artist
Rico Eastman was born August 22nd, 1952, in Atlanta, GA. He attended Rhode Island School of Design to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1974. Eastman then received his Master of Fine Arts in 1985 from Arizona State University. His work in steel is sophisticated and complex earning him international success.
"Every Rico Eastman sculpture testifies to his genius in forming, shaping and defining space and metal in the most sublime and yet subtle manner imaginable." - A Riva Yares Gallery brochure
Additional Information
Union Plaza, 21st & P Street
Union Plaza was designed to integrate the nature of water into the park’s details in the form of bollards, planters, pavement patterns, and art that evoke the feeling of water droplets, splashes, and ripples. Nautilus, an abstraction of a sea creature compliments the aquatic theme and design intent of Union Plaza.
Location
21st & P St, Lincoln 68510 View Map
40.814548, -96.690724
21st & P St ,
Lincoln 68510
21st & P St ,
Lincoln 68510
Nautilus