Michael Herold

 The Cone Series sculptures.

Created through a unified geometric approach.

Designed for architectural environments, landmark placement, and large-scale development.

 Each piece can stand alone or grow into a larger installation.

Cone Series

Sculptural Language Developed Through Form

The Cone Series is a unified body of geometric steel sculptures developed through proportion, balance, structure, and vertical composition.

Created as physical steel maquettes, the works are designed for monumental architectural and public environments while remaining adaptable to site-specific scale, placement, and design requirements. 

Each piece functions independently or as part of a larger sculptural system intended for landmark placement and site-specific integration. 

Cone Series

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring nested steel spheres contained within a circular halo form above a cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic plazas, corporate campuses, hospitality developments, parks, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 01

Simple geometry and disciplined proportion create a vertical form designed for immediate recognition at architectural scale.

Clarity, balance, and restraint allow the composition to maintain its presence whether experienced from a few feet away or across an entire site.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring three ascending geometric forms rising from a sphere and cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic plazas, hospitality developments, corporate campuses, parks, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 02

Three rising forms create a composition that feels active and directional, drawing the eye upward through a sequence of changing shapes. 

Variation in height and spacing introduces movement while preserving a strong underlying geometric order.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring industrial bearing-inspired circular geometry above a sphere and cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic spaces, corporate developments, landmark destinations, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 03

A circular form derived from industrial bearing geometry introduces a sense of precision, repetition, and structural order.

Familiar mechanical elements are reassembled into a sculptural form that feels both engineered and ceremonial.  

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring a crescent-shaped steel form balanced above a sphere and cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for architectural settings, civic plazas, hospitality projects, and large-scale developments.

Cone Series - No. 04

A single crescent form balances above a sphere and cone foundation, creating a composition defined by asymmetry and visual tension.

The resulting silhouette remains legible from multiple viewing angles, giving the piece a distinct presence at larger scales.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring an abstract vertical form with sweeping curves and directional movement above a sphere and cone foundation, designed for monumental public art, placemaking, hospitality environments, and architectural integration.

Cone Series - No. 05

A sweeping vertical form rises from the cone and sphere foundation, introducing movement and directional energy into the series.

Curved elements and shifting profiles create a silhouette that changes as viewers move around the sculpture, revealing different relationships between form, balance, and space.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring nested steel spheres contained within a circular halo form above a cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic plazas, corporate campuses, hospitality developments, parks, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 06

A sweeping spiral form introduces movement and visual momentum, creating a composition that feels active even while standing still.

The open cutout and shifting silhouette encourage discovery from different viewpoints, allowing the sculpture to reveal new relationships as viewers move around it.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring nested steel spheres contained within a circular halo form above a cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic plazas, corporate campuses, hospitality developments, parks, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 07

A radial turbine-inspired form creates a strong sense of motion, drawing attention through repetition, rotation, and directional flow.

The composition combines visual energy with structural simplicity, producing a distinctive landmark capable of engaging viewers from multiple approaches.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring stacked steel spheres contained within a circular halo form above a cone foundation, designed as a monumental landmark sculpture for civic environments, corporate campuses, hospitality developments, and architectural settings.

Cone Series - No. 08

Nested spheres and a circular halo create a composition centered on balance, alignment, and visual focus.

The layered geometry establishes a strong landmark presence while maintaining an open, uncluttered silhouette that remains clear across large distances.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring nested steel spheres contained within a circular halo form above a cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept for civic plazas, corporate campuses, hospitality developments, parks, and architectural environments.

Cone Series - No. 09

A sweeping form wraps around a suspended central element, creating a composition that feels active, expressive, and in motion.

The sculpture uses directional flow and asymmetrical balance to create a memorable silhouette capable of holding attention from multiple viewing angles.

Cone Series sculpture by Michael Herold featuring three stacked ring forms supported by industrial-inspired geometry above a sphere and cone foundation, designed as a monumental public art concept with potential for kinetic interaction and landmark-scale installation.

Cone Series - No. 10

Stacked ring forms introduce rhythm, repetition, and a sense of mechanical movement within an otherwise simple vertical composition.

The arrangement suggests opportunities for kinetic or user-activated elements, allowing the sculpture to become an evolving experience rather than a fixed object.

Monumental Potential

The Cone Series explores a sculptural language developed for adaptation across architecture, landscape, hospitality, civic environments, and large-scale public installation.

Originally developed as physical steel studies, the forms are intended to evolve beyond maquette scale into site-specific works shaped by environment, visibility, and interaction.

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