Ocean Center - John Rogers

Sol Tracker, 2009
Dichroic glass and aluminum

John Rogers
Portland, Ore.
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John Rogers specializes in large-scale art commissions. His light-kinetic sculptures are installed at sites across the United States. Rogers works with diverse materials including metals, glass, ceramics, stone, cement, plastics and light.

“My art relies on an understanding of the interplay and interdependence among art, architecture and engineering. The design approach for ‘Sol Tracker’ was to focus on the entire entrance atrium by utilizing dichroic glass and aluminum to take full advantage of the natural and artificial light. These elements produce a kinetic experience of form, shadow and color as the viewer moves through the spaces and the sun transits across the sky. The thematic focus is water and light.”
– John Rogers