Artist: Luca Buvoli (New York, NY)
Title: Vector HH
Completion Date: June 2010
Medium: metal and cast acrylic sheets
Funding Source: Percent for Art – City of Houston, Houston Airport System
Location: 7800 Airport Boulevard, baggage claim area
Council District I

Vector HH is a suspended sculpture in the new open area between levels at William P. Hobby Airport. Inspired by humanity's ancient desire to fly without the aid of external devices, the sculpture represents the contrail generated in the air by a human figure flying with open arms. The orange figure is visible from the central ticketing area and the observation deck; however, when taking the escalators leading to the baggage claim area, the piece becomes progressively abstract giving the impression of a vibrant three-dimensional zigzag drawing above pedestrians' heads.

Buvoli, who is based in New York, was awarded a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts. He works with animated film and video, installation, sculpture, drawing, and artist's books. His artwork has been exhibited at the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, PS1 in New York, the Museum of Modern Art, the 52nd Venice Biennale, and the ICA in Boston and London among other places.
 

 

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