“Knowledge Structure” was created by artist Marco Cianfanelli and stands outside the Texas Tech University Innovation Hub at Research Park.

The piece, a 17-foot mild steel sculpture, is designed to rust over time. It was created to relate to the work that will go on at the Innovation Hub and Research Park at 3911 Fourth Street, and it is meant to change in appearance from different vantage points.

The artist, Cianfanelli, is well-known for his bold public art pieces and large-scale sculptural works. He was a member of the design team for The Freedom Park, South Africa’s national monument to freedom, in Pretoria. His monumental fragmented portrait sculpture, "Release," has recently been inaugurated to symbolically mark the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s capture at the site in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands.

He has had seven solo exhibitions and has won numerous awards, including the ABSA L’Atelier and Ampersand Fellowship.

The TTU System Public Art Program was initiated by the Board of Regents in 1998 to enrich the campus environments and extend the educational mission at all of its universities. Through the program, public artworks are funded using 1 percent of the estimated total cost of each new major capital project. Since then, more than 100 items created by some of today’s leading artists have been added to the collection across the TTU System’s multiple campuses.

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