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Pod (sculpture)
''Pod'' is the name of a 2002 modern sculpture by American artist Pete Beeman,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Art Search: Artist: Pete Beeman, American )〕 currently installed at Southwest 10th Avenue and West Burnside Street in downtown Portland, Oregon. The 30-foot sculpture, intended to represent the "infrastructure, energy, and vibrancy of Portland", is supported by its static tripod base with a 15-foot diameter. It is constructed from stainless steel, galvanized steel, bronze, titanium, lead and other materials. ''Pod'' was fabricated by Beeman and David Bermudez, and engineered by Beeman and Peterson Structural Engineers. It is considered interactive and kinetic, with a central, vertical pendulum that swings back and forth when pushed. The sculpture cost as much as $50,000 and was funded by the Portland Streetcar Project. ''Pod'' is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pod, 2002 )〕
==Description and history==
''Pod'' was designed by native Portland resident Pete Beeman as a public art project for the Portland Streetcar. According to Beeman and the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the modern sculpture is designed to represent the "infrastructure, energy, and vibrancy of Portland".〔〔 Of the work's design, Beeman said:
''Pod'' is constructed from stainless steel, galvanized steel, bronze, titanium, lead, plastic and rubber.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pete Beeman: Pod )〕 The 30-foot sculpture is supported by its static tripod base with a 14- to 15-foot diameter.〔〔 Each of the three "legs", cut to size by BBC Steel, stand 14-feet tall and are grounded by two cubic yards of cement. The central pendulum structure consists of 73 titanium rods; each of these connects to a "star fruit"-shaped bronze bulb at the base of the pendulum.〔 ''Pod'' was fabricated by Beeman and David Bermudez, and engineered by Beeman and Peterson Structural Engineers.〔 The work is considered interactive and kinetic; the central, vertical pendulum swings back and forth when pushed. The upper and lower parts of the pendulum "swing and flex in different rhythms, affecting each other" until returning to a resting position.〔 ''Pod'' cost $40,000–$50,000 and was funded by the Portland Streetcar Project.〔
The sculpture was installed at a triangular traffic island at a "busy" street intersection (Southwest 10th Avenue and West Burnside Street) in downtown Portland in November 2002.〔〔 In 2003, ''Pod'' was included in a walking tour by the Americans for the Arts Public Art Conference. It was cleaned and underwent maintenance for approximately two weeks in August 2010. ''Dual Pendulum'' (2000),〔 Beeman's kinetic prototype of ''Pod'', was installed at Oregon State University for Da Vinci Days in 2007.
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