Strange shapes have arisen among the plants at Houston Botanic Garden - the work of renowned sculptor Steve Tobin. houstonbotanic Stevenrtobin
There’s something creeping around Houston Botanic Garden, and it’s not the plants. Twenty monumental sculptures by artist Steve Tobin – world-renowned for his works in glass, bronze, ceramic and steel – have taken residence in the gardens’ grounds, and they spiral, dance and provoke thought throughout the property.
Houston Botanic Garden, the Bayou City’s living museum for plants, provides a symbiotic relationship for Tobin’s work to fortify visitors’ time in the luscious environment. “The behind-the-scenes efforts are sometimes quite Herculean. We're using recycled oil pipes that come from Texas and Oklahoma. They come to my studio and are repurposed as artwork. We bend them, which is no easy task, and weld them together and create these root systems,” he said.“We move them onto trucks using cranes, which is quite an operation, and it can lead people to question how these sculptures can possibly move from location to location.
“I implore people to come see these things which in many ways look impossible to create. We have really gone all out to make this a world class exhibition,” Tobin said.
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