In Incomplete Conch Shell, sculptor Jack Zajac reveals his fascination with the natural world. Blending traditions of surrealist and romanticist art, Incomplete Conch Shell bisects the marine shell’s central chamber with blunt geometry. Both organic and abstract, the curvaceous work sits in strong contrast to the geometric architecture of City Hall.

Incomplete Conch Shell was purchased for the newly opened Inglewood Civic Center with funds made available through the Art in Architecture Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Carrera marble form is displayed on a circular pedestal on the west lawn of the Civic Center.

Jack Zajac is an artist renowned for bronze and marble sculptures. Born in 1929 in Ohio, Zajac’s family moved to California when he was fifteen. He credits his early steelworking stint at Kaiser Steel Mill as the impetus that led him to Scripps College. He studied fine art and modernism. Zajac’s sculptures are in collections at the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art, San Jose Museum of Art, Walker Art Center and many public and private venues. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize, and many international solo exhibits. Zajac taught art at UC Santa Cruz.

Collection: City of Inglewood Permanent Public Art Projects
Medium: Sculpture
Material: White Carrera marble
Size: 7′ x 4′ x 4′

Location:
Inglewood Civic Center
1 Manchester Boulevard
Inglewood, California 90301