You should check out the link to the slideshow essay below- the title seems to be a little more sensationalistic than the content- it's definitely worth checking out.
So do it!
Right now!
Monumental Failures
A dog made of flowers. A giant, mirrored bean. What's the point of public sculpture?
By Dushko Petrovich
http://www.slate.com/id/2174615/slideshow/2174752/entry/2174762/
http://www.slate.com/id/2174615/slideshow/2174752/entry/2174762/
...then think about the public sculptures you've seen around this town (or others)- do they live up?
4 comments:
Hi Nathaniel,
I'm one of the art teachers at ELHS. I walked through Christo's Gates a few years ago too the day it snowed. I took lots of photos also but none as beautiful as the one you have posted. Kudos.
Linda Pomerantz :-)
I like this picture personally because my favorite color is orage and my favorite season is winter. Plus i've never seen a place like that keep up the great work
Evan Marquis
I wonder sometimes if the trend towards whimsical works such as the wrapping of islands and buildings and orange drapery as well as gigantic silver bean shape shown all are in direct and opposite response to all the heavy, serious public sculpture that came before such as war memorials, etc.
They do seem as opposite ends of the spectrum.
I had a sculpture teacher tell me years ago that one can (or should be able to) tell what the values of any particular culture are based on the public sculpture it leaves behind. I'm not sure that much of today's installation work reflects the values of our contemporary culture. What do you think?
I think that in a way the sculptotions of the citys are leaning mroe towards the artistic culture, rather than historical monuments. The more artistic and beautiful sculptions kind of leave behind what kind of art culture that city has. Like for instance, a more 'ghetto' area would have the grafitti and murals- the traditional painting; rather as a more modern styled city would have scuptions of metalworking or bright colores of abstract of contemporary art.
by the way I really love the orange drapery sort of thing in the photo against the white snow and brown/green trees. =] beautiful photo of wodnerful art.
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