UPPER-LOWER,

UPPER-MIDDLE-LOWER,

UPPER-MIDDLE,

- 2015

ALUMINUM AND POWDER COATED PAINT

182.9 X 91.4 X 45.7 CM

( 72” X 36” X 18” )

182.9 X 97.2 X 44.5 CM

( 72” X 38.25” X 17.5” )

182.9 X 75.6 X 28.6 CM

( 72” X 29.75” X 11.25” )

EDITION 1/1

This series of three geometrical sculptures each represents different types of societies and is organized into:

"Upper-Lower" has two primary social classes: upper-class and lower-class. The result is an unbalanced construction that threatens to topple over. The aluminum structure is powder coated in gray paint, which expresses the murkiness of such a societal construction. According to Rad Hourani, this type of economic segregation is shady and can only be negative for any society.

"Upper-Middle-Lower" refers to three primary social classes: upper-class, middle-class, and lower-class. Rad Hourani powder coated this work in black, as this color encloses all colors of the spectrum.

"Upper-Middle" has two primary social classes: upper-class and middle-class. The work is powder coated in silver paint to suggest the wealth such a society would possess. In the neutral society envisioned by Rad Hourani, wealth would be divided equally among the population in such a way as not to diminish the quality of life of any constituent.