Texas Sculpture Garden

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		*Temple*

		2000 commission

		fossiliferous limestone, glass, steel

		6801 Gaylord - Exterior Texas Sculpture Garden

	From the artist: "A temple serves as the focal point of a valued activity. In this sculpture Templeat the Texas Sculpture Garden at Hall Office Park, seemingly incongruous materials - solid stone and fragile glass - form a gateway. The imagery of the portals acts as a metaphor for the vulnerability that we all face as we stand at the entrance to the unknown. This strength through vulnerability is depicted by the materials - glass holding up stone. The weak supports the strong. The unknown challenges the proven. This temple is a tribute to all the good things that we anticipate as we come together and enter the gateway of change." Damian Priour

	Damian Priour Damian Priour, a seventh generation Texan, lives and works on his ranch west of Austin, Texas. His popular class on the exploration of creativity has been taught in three countries. His favorite materials are glass and fossil-embedded limestone which he enjoys combining to defy the fragile, breakable nature of glass and the hard, heavy nature of monumental stone pieces. When he first combined the two materials in the 1970's he became, like his forefathers, a pioneer. He is credited with developing this method of sculpture to a fine art form. Mr. Priour's piece for the Texas Sculpture Garden was built on site and references a "temple" or gateway opening. More information about Damian Priour is available at his website www.DamianPriour.com.