This sculpture, titled Max's Minarets, is a cluster of 6 obelisks covering an area of 600 square feet. The columns are constructed of cast concrete clad with high fire stoneware tile. Thousands of textured tiles cast in dozens of shapes are glazed in a wide variety of  colors. The resulting mosaic responds to the landscape and changing light conditions at the campus. A major challenge of the commission was to create a distinctive marker that fit within the surrounding expansive vistas. 

 




 

     The Minarets are oriented along sight lines to prominent mountain peaks on the skyline. Saxe, Patterson, and employees performed all aspects of the installation including forming and pouring concrete at the site and producing and setting the ceramic tile. The individual tapered columns are from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet square at the base and extend from 11 to 16 feet in height.