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Sculptor R.M. Fischer uses objects found in the industrial, plumbing and electrical industries to sculpt, by hand, functional artworks. His early works appear metallic and thin, while his current works are seen as having "a decidedly feminine character and deals with a sculptural volume that is more
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owner Carl Solway to encourage Fischer to create larger-scale sculptures. The "towers" are considered seminal works in Fischer's career, credited with triggering major commissions for the
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standing tall on four poles. The tops of the silos are capped off with designs that are similar to those found on
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was chosen, along with artworks by nine other artists, for exhibition at the art symposium
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Stainless steel
anodized aluminum
electric lights
Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis
Coordinates
39°52′39.69″N 86°8′33.13″W / 39.8776917°N 86.1425361°W / 39.8776917; -86.1425361
Carl Solway Gallery
public artwork
R.M. Fischer
Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
stainless steel
grain silos
Royal Guard
helmets
Botero
Giacometti
abstract
robot-like
futuristic
nostalgic
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Union Square Colonnade
Union Square Park
art gallery
Massachusetts State House
Battery Park

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