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Terry Welker, FAIA is an architect/sculptor with a formal education in fine art and architecture. He is an award winning architect and distinguished public artist who often collaborates with design teams in the creation of public places. Making mobiles comes from his passion for architecture, poetic space and meaningful places. Terry works to understand and extend the language of mobiles and suspended sculpture by animating form, space and surface with motion. Working with abstractions, without the restraints of literal interpretation, many of Welker's forms come from his memory of a shape rather than a direct adaptation. Most of his forms are inspired by the natural world.

My Projects

Achilles

Achilles is a coordinated set of five mobiles created for a two story atrium space in the new Spine and Joint Center. 8’ H x 8’W x 40’ D, clear aluminum, stainless steel, cast acrylic prisms.

Care House

The architects, LWC, were challenged with creating a new building where abused children interface with legal and healthcare professionals in the continuum of physical, emotional and social care . Archtiect/scultor Terry Welker, FAIA, was asked to collaborate and respond to the architectural concepts to help create a place of belonging through kinetic art.

Constellation

The artistic challenge was to create a large constellation of 'pixie dust' in the large new 30 ft. high two story atrium space leading to a new hospital tower. Twenty-two sections of 8' x 8' x 8' 'exploding' mobiles of wire, dichroic ovals, acrylic prisms and Swarofski crystals helps to unify a variety of spaces including reception, informal play areas and waiting areas. The 'S' shape constellation is 90' x 24' x 14' and varies in shape.

Fractal Rain

Fractal Rain is a response to community-chosen inspirations from the Dayton Art Institute, Monet's Waterlilies and Chimu Mask, and the City of Dayton's 1913 flood history. 36' H x 118' W x 13' D, suspended at 56' H. 4.8 miles of stainless steel wire. 1/3 mile of extruded acrylic prisms.

Sail Feather Ballet

This project came about from the need to create a calming effect in the large waiting area of the South Campus of Dayton Childrens Hospital, The large columns both gently rotate 360 degrees and in turn revolve around each other. These constantly moving forms give visitors some beautiful to focus on in a healthcare situation that can sometimes be stressful for children and parents.

Spiral

Spiral is the floating centerpiece over the reception area for a new addition to Boston Childrens Hospital located inn Brookline Massachusetts. 900 8” multi-colored hand formed ovals in a seemingly random pattern that collectively form a graduating spiral. The final pieces move very slightly with natural air currents of the room.

The Consent

Temporary interactive gallery installation, 10'h x 30'w x 30'd. Corrugated plastic, stainless steel and handmade pillows. The work is one continuous interconnected sculpture that responds to air movements and touching. Visitors are actively encouraged to interact with the installation and take"selfies".