Renowned Site Plan Artist, Sculptor Buster Simpson to Lecture Nov. 24
Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4358
ORONO — UMaine’s College of Engineering, the Maine Arts Commission and Intermedia Visiting Artist Program are presenting a lecture Nov. 24 by renowned West Coast sculptor and site plan artist Buster Simpson, whose work ranges from stand-alone gallery sculpture to magnificent parks and creative outdoor spaces encompassing the history, culture and aesthetic considerations of a site.
“Buster Simpson: The Art of Poetic Utility, A Presentation of Recent Work,” is scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. at Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
An active artist since the 1970s, Simpson has worked on major infrastructure projects, site master plans, signature sculptures, museum installations and community projects. Some of his work includes a light rail bridge, sustainable water infrastructure fountains and a campus campanile.
His master plans have included a 40-acre sustainable arts plan for downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, a $1.8 billion wastewater treatment plant, and presently he is engaged in a 14-mile streetscape master planning project in Doha Qatar.
Recent installations include, “Parable” for Sound Transit, “Iceblade” in Vancouver and “Instrument Implement” at the Water Environmental Center at Walla Walla Community College in Washington state.
Simpson’s work incorporates ecological, historical, social and aesthetic considerations, “contextualizing them into the site-specific values of place,” according to Simpson’s biographical information.
For more information, please visit the artist’s website (www.bustersimpson.net)