Not One Not Two

Donor

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How It Purchased

Commissioned through the Illinois Art-in-Architecture Program

Description

Not One Not Two relates thematically to its location at the Science Laboratory Building and responds to an aspect of the Heisenberg Principle that recognizes the “inability to separate the experiment from the experimenter.” The 108-inch-tall white concrete sculpture resembles a split tree trunk with the surface texture of bark. The sculpture has a substantial tilt that contrasts with the geometrical campus architecture. The Illinois-born artist, Thomas Skomski, acknowledges the effect of the 1960s on his development and explains Buddhism as an underlying motivation for much of what he creates. He says, that his work evolves “from no set perspective or point of view.” Skomski has worked with a wide range of mediums, including glass, wax, concrete, water, and stone.

Reference Sources

• “Not One Not Two.” Thomas Skomski. n.d. Accessed July 6, 2023. https://thomasskomski.org/artwork/48.php