# Trigadilly

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**Trigadilly** is a public artwork by American sculptor [Chas Coburn](/source/Charles_Coburn_(artist)), located at Union Center Plaza, at 820 First Street NE in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.), [United States](/source/United_States). This sculpture was surveyed in 1993 as part of the [Smithsonian's](/source/Smithsonian_Institution) [Save Outdoor Sculpture!](/source/Save_Outdoor_Sculpture!) program.[1]

## Description

A red, blue and yellow [abstract](/source/Abstract_art) sculpture, it consists of a variety of curved pieces connected together, with selected pieces resting on concrete for balance.[2]

### Commissioning and creation

The sculpture was commissioned by Washington, D.C. property development firm Greenebaum & Rose Associates to be installed at the [CNN](/source/CNN) building. The arrangements and details were handled by the [Zenith Gallery](/source/Zenith_Gallery) of Washington. The name *Trigadilly* stems from the artists struggle to balance the sculptures heavy weight on the small concrete base, Colburn is quoted as stating the work became "a dilly of a trig problem."[2]

### Condition

*Trigadilly* was surveyed in 1993 for its condition by the Save Outdoor Sculpture! team and was described as "well maintained."[1]

## About the artist

Chas Colburn received his [Bachelor of Fine Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts) in studio art at the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland) in 1976. After graduating he opened CHALCO Metal Works in [Bethesda, Maryland](/source/Bethesda,_Maryland), which served as a custom metalworking shop. Colburn went on to found [3D Metal Parts](/source/3D_Metal_Parts) in [Hyattsville, Maryland](/source/Hyattsville,_Maryland) which designs and makes metal parts for industrial use and serves as his creative studio as well.[3] Most of his work is commissioned or showcased in the collections of regional private and public collections such as:

- [International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers](/source/International_Association_of_Machinists_and_Aerospace_Workers)
- [Prince George's Community College](/source/Prince_George's_Community_College)
- [Lincoln Electric](/source/Lincoln_Electric)[2]

Colburns work is influenced and inspired by his interest in [mathematical relativity](/source/Mathematics_of_general_relativity), more specifically music, [crystallography](/source/Crystallography), [chaos theory](/source/Chaos_theory) and general mathematics. His works are designed by using [CAD](/source/Computer-aided_design). From Colburn's artist statement:

My interest in creating this kind of artwork is one of provocation. Many times we pass by simple things in our rush for knowledge; and we try to sort out the complex. In this rush to know, it is difficult to see the building blocks of the world around us. I hope that my sculptures will help to set a course for the contemplation of the seemingly simple and inevitable things in our lives as we develop a sense of discovery, and appreciation of our interdependent existence with earth.[4]

His works range in price from $2,000 to $175,000.[4]

## See also

- [List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6](/source/List_of_public_art_in_Washington,_D.C.,_Ward_6)

## External links

- [3D Metal Parts Website](http://3dmetalparts.com/3dmetalparts.com/Welcome.html)
- [Trigadilly on dcMemorials](http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000351.htm)
- [Zenith Gallery Website](http://www.zenithgallery.com/)

## References

1. Smithsonian (1993). ["Trigadilly, (sculpture)."](http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!323174~!0#focus). *Save Outdoor Sculpture*. Smithsonian. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.

1. Goode, John *Washington Sculpture*. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, p. 19.

1. ["Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit"](http://www.savefoggybottom.com/back_issue_pdfs/FBAArtistsExhibit.pdf). *Arts in Foggy Bottom*. Save Foggy Bottom. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.

1. ["Chas A. Colburn"](http://www.sculpture.org/portfolio/sculptorPage.php?sculptor_id=1000070). *Sculptor Directory*. International Sculpture Center. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.

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