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Glinted Dreams, 23” x 23” x 11’
In April 2024, lead sculpture artist Case Baumgarten directed the creation, delivery, and installation of Glinted Dreams, an abstract figurative sculpture. Standing at 11 feet tall, the textural sculpture’s reflective enamel coating celebrates and showcases its surroundings. The sculpture is partially comprised of construction and shipping refuse.
Fin&Fino Mosaic, 5’ x 18’
In January 2024, lead sculpture & mosaic artists Case Baumgarten and Denise Torrance designed and installed a large, twinkling, backlit mosaic depicting a vibrant underwater scene with two colorful octopi and a school of fish. We utilized recycled tile and found material including river rocks from the Appalachian Mountains, seashells, and broken pre- and post-colonial Native American, and colonial Old English pottery donated from the coastal Carolinas.
This project was commissioned in celebration of the 20 year anniversary of Dressler’s Restaurant refurbishing and reopening as Fin & Fino.
Chapter6 Mosaic, 12’ x 8’ , Map of Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Morocco and Western Sahara
In September 2023, lead mosaic artist Denise Torrance administered the creation and installation of the Chapter 6 Mosaic Map. Custom built for the Rare Roots Hospitality Group’s new restaurant in Charlotte’s South End, the mosaic displays and celebrates the cultures and communities influencing its cuisine. We utilized native stone and found material to represent the unique topographies of Spain, France, Italy, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia . Other local materials used include river rocks from Sugar Creek and weathered stone, seashells, and broken pre- and post-colonial Native American, and colonial Old English pottery found on the shores of Wilmington, NC. Thank you the Chapter 6 community for your guidance, collaboration, and donation of materials!
Along with the Mosaic, our studio also fabricated abstract Copper Sculptures, which frame a large, hand-woven rug from Morocco.
We want to give a special thanks to Patricia Cho, Kwantai Cho, and Ethan Ferguson for their support.
LUX Lights, 2022
In June 2022, lead sculpture artist Case Baumgarten built a wayfinding sculpture in Charlotte’s arts and entertainment district, NoDa. Commissioned by Artistic Contractors, Charlotte’s specialized luxury custom home builder, the sculpture was created for a new housing development but is visible to and engaged with by the public, as it is situated along a road busy with passers-by. The development’s residents change the sculpture’s colors to recognize holidays, sports teams, and other meaningful events.
In July 2018, lead artist Lee Baumgarten and artists Denise Torrance and Case Baumgarten partnered with SunCap Property Group to create a public park that evokes the musical aspect of the Monroe Road (“MoRa”) community. The park’s center features a musical instrument called a pandrum that encourages intuitive engagement and produces sound through touch. Inspired by motifs of nature such as trees and the ocean, the park itself is ADA-compliant, offering rest, creative engagement, and an accessible pathway for people visiting the local shopping development and/or the public bus stop. Installment also included planting native trees and grasses to cool the area and reduce runoff.
2017 Embrace
Embrace was created collaboratively by Lee Baumgarten, Leslie Scott, and Baumgarten Studio. The artwork serves as a creative hub for the social community that surrounds the park. It was essential to share and build a safe space for the community members of MoRA, the commissioning body. This art project declares: "we are more than what is here today," generating new partnerships and creating a shared history and sense of place that, in and of itself, acts as a vehicle for ongoing area transformation.
2015: Concepts and ideas for the MoRA Sculpture developed with the community
2016: Temporary sculpture unveiled to the public.
2017 : Groundbreaking of the site, public workshops, and finalizing work.
Photo Credit: NICK DE LA CANAL / WFAE
As a community-conscious Art Studio, we jumped at the chance to fix a main social landmark, that of Hugh McManaway, between Providence and Queens Road. During the process of repairing, we were shocked at how much the residents of Charlotte missed and appreciated Hugh. This outcry from the community for his return fueled our passion for restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of the sculpture.
2017: Sculpture was subsequently damaged
2018: Sculpture was refurbished and structurally enhanced for unveiling in November.
Photo Credit: Arts & Science Council
Pineville, NC 28134
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