Sculpture Fields celebrates its second anniversary with Spring in the Park on Saturday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. at 1800 Polk St., which turns off of Main St.
"Enjoy live music, picnic from fun food trucks, visit the beer tent, experience artists creating their paintings and drawings outdoors, check out the new children’s area and finish off the day with witnessing the awe-inspiring sculpture burn of a 30-foot wooden structure by artist Andrew Nigh when he sets his creation ablaze," officials said.
The monumental wood sculpture Nigh is creating for this year’s Spring in the Park is titled Aster Origamus. It will have five structural angled stanchions, with petals protruding from each one. The towering 30-foot sculpture will come to life as the sculpture is lit. The petals will unfold as the fire reaches each one, as if they are blossoming. At the same time other various flame-enhancing effects will provide kinetic movement.
Admission is free.
For additional information about Sculpture Fields, call 423-266-7288.
Review of On fire: Andrew Nigh -
Andrew Nigh has been designing and creating his pyrokinetic outdoor sculptures for more than 15 years. Each sculpture is designed to inspire emotional interaction with the viewer.
Five of Nigh's sculptures have been featured in the regional Transformus events that take place annually in Asheville, NC, where by day, his sculptures take on a form that beckons visitors to intermingle within the actual piece, then in the dark of night, it transforms into an entirely new sculpture and becomes a flaming torch totally captivating its audience. Nigh also serves as the Tennessee representative to the nationally acclaimed Burning Man, which takes place annually in a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert of northwest Nevada.