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Ecotone
Suspended from the ceiling of the Library East atrium is a two-piece hanging sculpture titled Ecotone. Each 25-foot-long gently curving form is comprised of layers of metal and cherry veneer that seem...
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Robert Cottingham’s ‘Rolling Stock Series No. 7, for Jim’
Among the more recognized names in Florida Gulf Coast University’s portable works collection are Salvador Dali, James Rosenquist, Joself Albers and Robert Cottingham. His 1991 screen print, Rolling...
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Lizard
Located in the second floor lobby of the Cohen Center Student Union is a painted steel sculpture titled Lizard. It is the creation of Pennsylvania sculptor Bill Secunda. About the Artist A...
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Big Temptation
Set outside the Arts Complex is a enamel painted aluminum sculpture titled Big Temptation. The cartoon-like, colorfully patterned snake is the work of Miami-based Brazilian pop artist Romero Britto,...
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Carl Schwartz’s ‘Koi, Red and Green’
Among the paintings contained in Florida Gulf Coast University’s permanent collection is Koi, Red and Green. It was donated to the university by Carl E. Schwartz, who taught drawing and painting at...
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Rauschenberg’s ‘Page 21, Paragraph 3′ transfer solvent print
Late in his career, Robert Rauschenberg created a series of 7-by-5-foot paintings utilizing a process by which he transferred photographic images in pigment and vegetable dye onto a poly-laminate...
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Beacons
Beacons consists of three 10-foot-high by 4-foot-wide brushed aluminum kinetic sculptures created by metal sculptor Harry McDaniel. Enabled by stainless steel ball bearings, the tops have “branches...
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Cosmos
Hanging in Howard Hall on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus is a public artwork titled Cosmos. Representing “an abstract colorful cosmos of hypothetical stars and galaxies,” the 15-foot-tall by...
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Human Race
Situated at the front door of the campus’ academic core, Raymond L. Lutgert’s imposing geometric sculpture, Human Race, greets faculty, students and visitors to Florida Gulf Coast University. The...
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Bud
Bud is a 14’ high by 10’ wide by 10’ deep single-axis aluminum and steel kinetic sculpture created by Atlanta metal sculptor Phil Proctor that is located next to the Kapnick Research & Education...
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Littleton Studios Vitreography Prints
Included in the permanent collection of Florida Gulf Coast University are 70 prints created by Harvey Littleton and other artists using vitreography, a technique he developed at his studio in Spruce...
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Alico Arena Mosaic Murals
Located in the interior lobby of Alico Arena are three mosaics that are part of the Florida Gulf Coast University public are collection. Titled Competition, Pitcher and Three Athletes, the murals...
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James Rosenquist Prints
Florida Gulf Coast University’s permanent art collection includes three works by pop artist James Rosenquist. Located in the North-South Corridor of the Campus Support Complex, one is a 1972 trial...
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Josef Albers Embossings
Florida Gulf Coast University holds within its permanent public art collection three white embossings created by German modernist Josef Albers. Gray V (1971) and Gray VII (1971) can be found in the...
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The Dream to Connect
On the east wall of the Arts Complex is a highly symbolic sculpture titled The Dream to Connect. The overall composition is circular in format to mirror the cyclical nature of time and education. The...
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Pamela Z. Daum Black & White Infrared Photographs
Included in Florida Gulf Coast University’s permanent art collection are four black-and-white infrared photographs by Ohio artist Pamela Z. Daum. They are Wooden Gate, Brick Wall (2008), Reborn in...
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