May 25, 2021 at 11:25 AM
‘Pi in the Sky III,’ a stainless steel sculpture that stands more than 17 feet high, has joined 11 other works of art on display at Laurelwood Arboretum. The monumental piece was created by Micajah Bienvenu, known for twisting and turning steel into glittering sculptures. His work combines technology with traditional, large-scale design and fabrication. “With its emphasis on curves, lines and seams, my work has been described as 3-D abstract paintings,” Bienvenu said.
Bienvenu studied sculpture at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and soon became a celebrated Pacific Northwest sculptor. He now lives in Vermont, where his contemporary sculptures are conceived in a 3D modeling program and fabricated in his studio.