Organic Solidarity II

LOCATION
Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 8909 W 179th Street, Overland Park
OWNER
City of Overland Park
ARTIST
John Barlow Hudson
DATES
Created 2000; Installed October 2013
MEDIUM
Granite and stainless steel
AKA Ts’ung Tube XLV: Organic Solidarity II; Organic Solidarity
This artist created a line of stone sculptures that were inspired by an ancient Chinese jade ritual object called “ts’ung tube” or “cong” or “zong.” It was an early yin/yang form that represented the unity between heaven and earth through the use of squares and circles.
This sculpture consists of a large piece of granite, smooth on one side and rough with striations on the other. There is a square shape with a stainless steel cylinder running vertically through it.
This sculpture is part of the International Sculpture Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.