ABOUT THE SCULPTURE
Jim Huntington was commissioned by Henry T. Segerstrom in 1981 to create Night Shift, an irregular-shaped stone and metal sculpture. Huntington began using granite in his sculptures in 1979 when he created a work using Pennsylvania granite. Since that time he has used granite from quarries found around the world.
Night Shift, which weighs approximately 30 tons, is made from granite quarried near Fresno, California. The combination of stone with stainless steel in this sculpture works to intensify the natural, open setting of Town Center Park, as it mimics the hard concrete and stone that surround Town Center Park. Huntington believes that it is important for society to appreciate beauty and be mindful of objects that can transcend their environment. His stone sculpture, sliced and intersected by a plate of stainless steel, has a power and force that address the natural and the man-made world, emphasizing man’s control over his environment.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
NIGHT SHIFT PHOTO GALLERY
