About
the Design
The "Petrolosaurus" concept stems from the processes
that have made the fossil fuels we are using today. This fuel
began as a living organic matter. The dinosaurs were a part
of this long geochemical process. They broke down plant matter,
and in time added their bodies to the matter that formed into
oil, coal and gases.
"Petrolosaurus"
begins with a fern forest floor at his feet, his natural food
surrounding him. Ferns rise up on the body, wrapping him,
while edging in from his face and tail are the fossil forms
of these same plants, adding texture and color. The patterns
on these plant fossils echo ideas of what dinosaur skin could
have looked like. All the forest eventually beco mes
fossil near the plates of "Petrolosaurus." The fossils
evaporate into the chemical processes that denote petrochemicals.
The plates become as blackboards in a science lab. The intense
tones on the main body lead up to the stark science that builds
the richness below. These formulas, charts and explanations
are all taken from relevant texts such as Petroleum Geochemistry
and Geology by Hunt and Essential Principles
of Organic Chemistry by Cason.
About
the Sponsor
Community Care Plus is a multi-specialty medical practice
serving the needs of the North Hills community. Its dinosaur
is sponsored in memory of Father Francis Solanus Duchala,
OFM, who was a long-time patient and friend, for the benefit
of the children at St. Sebastian School.
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planning
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first
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the
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