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Double Happiness

By Richard Taylor
Category: Sculpture

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Double Happiness is eleven feet high and six feet in diameter. The sculpture has the combined inspirations of jazz music and a Chinese symbol that is used at times of great joy such as weddings. The artist Richard Taylor began working with small flat paper shapes that he combined by bending and slotting until he was satisfied with the model. Then he scaled the piece to create full size paper templates that were used to cut the aluminum forms. Taylor chose the soft green color to suggest peacefulness.

Dimensions: 11′ x 6′ x 6′
Year Completed: 2002
Material: Imron paint, aluminum
Owner: Southwestern Illinois College Foundation
Donor: Gary & Lucia Graham, Marie T. Ackermann


About the artist:

Richard Taylor

Artist Bio: b. 1955

Richard Taylor displays an extensive range in style from his monumental, outdoor standing works to loose and lacy hanging sculptures, to playful tabletop creations and poetic wall hangings. His wall hanging works, his most recent expressions, are chic urban convergences of painting and sculpture. Rhythmic and expressive, they are intimate interpretations of enduring memories. The artist has received over a dozen municipal commissions and over thirty private and corporate commissions.