UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 15, Page 9
December 16, 1993
Graduate student's large-scale sculpture displayed

     Larry Buechel, a graduate sculpture student, worked from a forklift on
one of his large-scale scupture installations for his exhibition earlier
this month. This piece was known as "Falls on Fire," a suspended image of
falling water on the screens, topped by fire above.
     Buechel specializes in temporary multimedia installations, made from
permanent materials, using videos, projectors, machines, sound, light,
images and kinetics to create an interactive experience between the
sculpture and viewer.
     "Sometimes I am inspired by my 'finds' in making my sculpture and
sometimes I seek the materials I need to create my concepts. I want people
to become involved in my work, to look at familiar objects in
out-of- context settings and, in some instances, react to the humor of my
work," Buechel said.
     Other sculptures at the exhibition were "Eye in the Sky," a
survreillance piece with rotating TVs mounted on a 35-foot tower;
"Earthquake on the Horizon," a randomly trembling piece made from 49 truck
mirrors; "White Bread Illuminaire," using white bread as projection panels;
"Perfect Painting," a lens panel; "Instinct/Slaves to 110 AC," involving
human factors and robotics; and "Brancusi Stepladder," in the style of
abstract sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
     A graduate of the Kansas City Institute of Art, Buechel has studied at
Virginia Commonwealth University and Arizona State University, He is
scheduled to receive his MFA in January from the University.
                                                  -Sue Swyers Moncure