TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Blades of Grass
2006
BARBARA GRYGUTIS (AMERICAN)
Granite and Limestone
Clement Hall
The artist, inspired by the vast grasslands that once covered
the Llano Estacado, created these benches to represent the
elegant shape of blades of grass arching in the West Texas
wind. The granite tops are carved with quotes from 19��
century social activist Elizabeth Cady Staton’s Solitude of Self,
which reads, “No one has ever found two blades of ribbon
grass alike, and no one will ever find two human beings
alike… nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of
one human soul will never be found in another.”
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Seasons of the Llano Estacado
2002
STEVE TEETERS (AMERICAN)
Iron and Bronze
Flint Avenue Parking Facility
With motifs based on the natural history of the Llano Estacado,
Teeters conveys that Texas Tech is a natural home for ideas to be
planted, incubated, and allowed to flourish. The four seasons
and the phases of the moon remind the viewer of the cycles of
time, growth, and change. The western panels represent Spring
and the raw beauty of furrowed fields ready to be planted.
Summer, a season illuminated by life and rapid growth, is
depicted on southern panels. The eastern panel’s mature plant
forms symbolize Fall, when ideas are ready for harvest. To the
north is Winter, a time for quiet reflection on lessons learned.
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