Shake Rattle and Roll on the Livingston Line
- Powder coated Stainless Steel
- 108 x 10 x 29 in
- Tom Hubbard
This piece, created by Tom Hubbard, is the second in the Streetcar District Art series, which was a direct response to adjacent neighborhoods decision to give the Livingston Avenue corridor a stronger identity by using the area’s history as the first street car service in Columbus. The piece is an abstract representation of the streetcar, utilizing a modernized version of the original Columbus streetcar colors of orange, red and cream. The base of the piece is engraved with the dates 1891 and 1948, with the former being the date of the first permanent electric streetcar that replaced horse-drawn cars in the City and the latter representing the date the last electric streetcar service was discontinued in Columbus.
Tom Hubbard is an interdisciplinary artist. His practice includes ceramics, photography, mixed media works and public art installations. Hubbard’s other commissions include the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art and public art commissions for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, OH. His work has been exhibited widely in both the U.S. and The Netherlands and is included in several collections including the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area and the University of Saint Francis.
The sculpture is fabricated out of five water jet cut plates of stainless steel. It is installed on a circle of stainless steel and is set at an east west axis. The sculpture is 9' at its highest point, 4' 10" wide and 29" in depth. The north and south sides of the sculpture have been designed to look like railroad tracks, using the edges of the five powder coated pieces, stainless steel pins and bolts.
- Created: 2017
- Current Location: Livingston Park, 760 E. Livingston Avenue (google map)
- Collections: Outdoor, Sculptures