Complex Vision
Complex Vision is a large outdoor op-art installation at the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital on University Boulevard. The work, 30 feet x 30 feet, was created by artist Yaacov Agam in 1969 for the site. The piece is painted 138 aluminum strips that are mounted in an accordion-fold arrangement so that the composition and colors change as the viewer passes by.
Donors for the work included Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Engel (in memory of their parents), Carl Jernigan and William Hulsey. Hulsey and Jernigan, along with fellow trustee Alston Callahan selected the artist and commissioned the work.
The work was featured on the cover of South Central Bell's July 1977 Greater Birmingham telephone directory.
In November 2013, a project to restore the piece was announced, with the blessing of Agam.
References
- Oliver, Mike (November 25, 2013) "'Vision' to be restored on side of Callahan Eye Hospital." The Birmingham News
External links
- Agam Mural at UAB Health System.
- Complex Vision at Birminghamart.org
- Biography of Agam at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs