Duke Energy walks an interesting line. It is a company with roots in the south and forward looking technology on constant watch to satisfy the primal human need for fuel. Even before Duke looked at a piece of art, they were enthusiastic about how Artists Circle Fine Art had, on previous projects, answered clients’ request to incorporate their company’s ethos and the essence of their firms’ business. Minerals, technology, and historical artifacts blend nicely in this space designed by SKB Architecture. In Duke’s offices, you will find Laddie John Dill’s cast pigmented cement that for most viewers gives the feeling of seeing the earth from space with X-ray vision. Ann Marie Kenny creates her metal quilts with only existing commercially available materials including the occasional microchip. Between Enid Tidwell’s cold cast acrylic sculpture and Gerry Newcombs’s hot cast glass wall reliefs, the mechanical processes involved in creating these works tells, in a subtle way, the Duke story.
Perhaps the most unique item in the collection is a 30 x 12 x 12 inch scale model coal car, which we placed in the Duke reception area. What appears to be an oversized toy is incredibly an early 20th century salesmen’s tool made to be carried client to client in the hopes of enticing purchase of the full scale version. Mounted on a specially designed pedestal, the coal car, creates a tie to the past, reflecting the creative ingenuity that continues to make Duke a leader in its field.
Duke Energy walks an interesting line. It is a company with roots in the south and forward looking technology on constant watch to satisfy the primal human need for fuel. Even before Duke looked at a piece of art, they were enthusiastic about how Artists Circle Fine Art had, on previous projects, answered clients’ request to incorporate their company’s ethos and the essence of their firms’ business. Minerals, technology, and historical artifacts blend nicely in this space designed by SKB Architecture. In Duke’s offices, you will find Laddie John Dill’s cast pigmented cement that for most viewers gives the feeling of seeing the earth from space with X-ray vision. Ann Marie Kenny creates her metal quilts with only existing commercially available materials including the occasional microchip. Between Enid Tidwell’s cold cast acrylic sculpture and Gerry Newcombs’s hot cast glass wall reliefs, the mechanical processes involved in creating these works tells, in a subtle way, the Duke story.
Perhaps the most unique item in the collection is a 30 x 12 x 12 inch scale model coal car, which we placed in the Duke reception area. What appears to be an oversized toy is incredibly an early 20th century salesmen’s tool made to be carried client to client in the hopes of enticing purchase of the full scale version. Mounted on a specially designed pedestal, the coal car, creates a tie to the past, reflecting the creative ingenuity that continues to make Duke a leader in its field.
