Artist
Charlene Bokesch-Parsons
Title
Competitive Edge
Year
1993
Acquisition Category
Donation
Artwork Type
Sculpture
Artwork Material
Fabricated sheet of steel
Artwork Location
Visibility
Outdoor
Location
Horton Field House (HTN)
Location Description
South of Horton Field House near the pedestrian path
Campus Zone
Northwest
Designation
N/A
Donor
Class of 1988
Identification Plaque
Class of 1988 Senior Challenge Gift “COMPETITIVE EDGE” Artist: Charlene Bokesch, Assisted by: Keith Monkman ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Description
Competitive Edge is a fabricated sheet of steel sculpted abstractly into a figure suggesting a basketball player. A gift of the Class of 1988, Charlene Bokesch-Parsons’ (B.S. ‘94, B.S. ‘00, M.S. ’01) piece was chosen from a contest that was open to all Illinois State students. Now an art teacher and artist who incorporates kiln-cast glass, steel, granite, and ceramics into her work, Bokesch-Parsons remains firm in her belief that “art should not only be visually engaging to the eye, but it should also be intriguing to the mind.
Reference Source
- Borgia, Kevin. “Three-dimensional art has ‘dynamic presence’ on campus.” Vidette Online (Normal, IL). March 15, 2004. https://www.videtteonline.com/three-dimensional-art-has-dynamic-presence-on-campus/article_47ea32e0-586a-5a7b-be84-ec715d20789f.html
- Meckstroth, Steve, and Mark Schmitt. Campus art: A walking tour of selected artwork on the campus of Illinois State University. Normal: University Marketing and Communications, 2003.
- “COMPETITIVE EDGE.” The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL). September 7, 1994. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EB14427ADF9FF92