Public Art
Bringing the work
into public space.
George Sabra creates large-scale sculptures from reclaimed materials and brings them into public places, events, and communities.
Public Space
George's work has always been closely
connected to public space.
Rather than creating work primarily for gallery exhibition, he brings reclaimed materials into places where people already gather, work, learn, and move through their everyday lives.
The sculpture becomes part of that environment for a time.
Rather than creating work primarily for gallery exhibition, he brings reclaimed materials into places where people already gather, work, learn, and move through their everyday lives.
The sculpture becomes part of that environment for a time.
The Work Travels
From one place
to another.
George has traveled with his work to
cities and public gatherings across the
United States.
The sculptures have appeared at environmental events, cultural programs, universities, public institutions, convention centers, city plazas, and other places where people come together.
Some of the work has traveled thousands of miles.
The ability to move the work is part of how George approaches public art.
The sculptures have appeared at environmental events, cultural programs, universities, public institutions, convention centers, city plazas, and other places where people come together.
Some of the work has traveled thousands of miles.
The ability to move the work is part of how George approaches public art.
Scale
Large enough
to become part
of the place.
The sculptures vary in size, including
works created on a monumental scale.
One work reaches approximately 30 feet in height.
At Hoboken City Hall in New Jersey, a sculpture approximately 14 feet high was designed to move up the stairs and into the building.
The size and structure of each work allow it to become part of the environment around it.
One work reaches approximately 30 feet in height.
At Hoboken City Hall in New Jersey, a sculpture approximately 14 feet high was designed to move up the stairs and into the building.
The size and structure of each work allow it to become part of the environment around it.
30'
Approximate height of one large-scale work
14'
Sculpture presented at Hoboken City Hall, New Jersey
The Encounter
People don't have
to come looking
for the work.
A person might encounter a sculpture
while attending an event, visiting a
public building, going to school, walking
through a city, or simply passing by.
The work is there as part of the public environment.
For George, this is an important part of what public art can offer: an unexpected encounter with something that asks us to look a little closer.
The work is there as part of the public environment.
For George, this is an important part of what public art can offer: an unexpected encounter with something that asks us to look a little closer.
Selected Presentations
George's work has been presented in a
wide range of public and institutional
settings. The following are selected
examples from a much larger history of
exhibitions and public presentations.
Austin
- Austin Art in Public Places
- Austin Convention Center
- Austin City Hall
- Huston–Tillotson University
- SXSW Eco
Washington, D.C.
- National Mall
- Union Station
Boston
- Boston City Hall Plaza
- Boston Public Library
New York
- New York Hall of Science
- Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Maryland
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Riverdale Park Public Art Initiative
- Innovate Maryland, University of Maryland
Florida
- Underwater Museum of Art
KAPSARC
- Black Gold Museum
Public Art
The work goes where
people are.
people are.