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Public art installation in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Stix
The public art installation in 2016
ArtistChristian Moeller
Year2015
LocationNashville, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates36°9′17″N 86°46′46″W / 36.15472°N 86.77944°W / 36.15472; -86.77944

Stix is a public art installation or sculpture at Korean Veterans Boulevard and 8th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. It was designed by Christian Moeller, and erroneously reported to be an homage to the Native Americans who owned the land prior to European settlers. "Actually, that was not my original intent. The only reference to Native American art I made was showing an image of a beautiful totem pole at an early stage of the project development. I did this in order to give an example of how the colors I proposed to use would contrast with the grayish, silver patina that the wooden poles would develop over time," said Moeller. Its construction cost $750,000, making it the "most expensive" public art installation in Nashville. According to Nashville Public Radio, its cost and name turned it into "a magnet for skepticism" prior to its dedication in 2015. In March 2018, a car crashed into the installation.

The original design called for 35 poles standing 85 feet high and each pole tip was to be covered with a custom-made “LED lightcap” to emit a light glow at nighttime. The design was later revised to reduce the number to 27 poles at a height of 70 feet tall and to eliminate the lightcaps.

Created to resemble that of a gladiator arena to go along with the ancient theme as that of the Parthenon in Nashville. Situated on a round about, this is to give drivers the illusion they are in a chariot arena. The colored poles represent spears which used by gladiators in an attempt to skewer riders off their mounts. Drivers going through here make it a game by driving faster in order dodge the poles as if they are being used to attack the vehicles.

References

  1. "Stix". Nashville Downtown Partnership. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Todd, Jen (October 5, 2015). "Public Art Rising". The Tennessean. p. A4. Retrieved December 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nashville's Most Expensive Public Art Rises from the Ground Up". Vice News. October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. Gonzalez, Tony (September 21, 2015). "Just You Wait, Metro Arts Says. Towering 'Stix' Sculpture Will Impress". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  5. "Police: Car Traveling 100 MPH Crashes Into 'Stix' Sculpture". News Channel 5. March 22, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  6. "Big Roundabout, Big Sculpture, And Nashville's Biggest Pricetag To Date For Public Art". Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  7. "Stix". Culture Now - Museum Without Walls. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  8. "Metro Arts Selects Christian Moeller for Korean Veterans Boulevard Roundabout Installation". Nashville Scene. 20 September 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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