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Artist/Creator (1)	Smyth, Ned (born 1948)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor
Title/Caption	Piazza Lavoro
Date of Work	1984
Description of View	Detail of upper courtyard. [Detail view of Piazza Lavoro looking toward central sculpture and aggregate monolith with palm tree motifs and arches]
Notes	Located at Allegheny Landing Park, Pittsburgh, PA. Project Description: The artist, working in conjunction with a landscape artist, developed a circular plaza [Piazza Lavoro] with three aggregate cement monoliths on its perimeter -- each containing images which relate to the history of Pittsburgh. An archway, inlaid with mosaic designs of palm leaves, faces the Allegheny river. This Acropolis-looking structure rests at the top of a hill, which leads down to a smaller circular plaza [Mythic Source] at the water's edge which contains an aggregate cement palm tree at its center, and mosaic images of sea life surrounding its base. The first part of the project consists of a circular plaza [Piazza Lavoro] with three aggregate cement monoliths on its perimeter. Inlaid in the concrete monoliths are mosaic figures depicting both the positive and negative aspects of labor and industry in Pittsburgh's history. The circular plaza is surrounded on two sides by modern office buildings and serves as a gathering place with a view of the water. At the center of the plaza is an aggregate concrete palm tree, which symbolizes peace and the balance between natural and manmade phenomena. Viewing the plaza from the water, Piazza Lavoro resembles a citadel-like structure with tiers of circular steps leading up to a series of archways. The second part of Ned Symth's work is a smaller circular plaza called 'Mythic Source', which is located on the water's edge in line with the large plaza located uphill. 'Mythic Source' has a similar aggregate cement palm tree at its center and inlaid mosaic images of fish and man at its base. These images symbolize the origin of man and the inherent importance of water as a life-giving source. Project History: This artwork was designed to be the centerpiece of a waterfront urban redevelopment project on the north shore of the Allegheny River, called the Allegheny Landing Park. The Mellon Stewart Company (developer for the project), the City of Pittsburgh, the Department of the Interior, the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs, and private support from H.J. Hines Company combined to produce an artwork which is integrated with its location. Arts consultant Alice Snyder coordinated the effort and facilitated the interaction of the developer, landscape architect and artist.
Technique/Process	sculpture, mosaic
Materials/Medium	cast concrete, mosaic and terrazzo [marble aggregate concrete]
Dimensions	Diam.: 1524 cm (600 in.)
Century	20th Century
Location.Current Site/City & Country	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)
Location.Current Repository	Carnegie Museum of Art
Repository Notes	Gift of Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Commissioned by the Heinz Family and the H. J. Heinz Company. Accession No. 84.15.4.1
Subject	Sculpture, American Sculpture, 20th Century Mosaics (visual works) Public art Art parks Sculpture gardens Trees Palms Arches
Publisher	ART on FILE
Publisher.Location	ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title	New Directions in Public Art: Part I
Set/Project Author(s)	ART on FILE, 2000
Reference Number	Art on File PAI-4(6)-3
Collection Title	Sculpture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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