Carnegie Museum of Art this afternoon with my sister Mary.
This huge sculpture was just inside the museum, opposite the entrance doors
At the Museum
Tag: sculptor
Trolls in the Woods -a guest blog
Blog follower and friend Kristin F wrote today sending photos of these giant Trolls sculptures in the North Carolina woods.
The artist is Thomas Dambo from Denmark.
“…Large Outdoor park(Dorothea Dix• Park Raleigh North Carolina ) with wooden sculptures made with repurposed wood meant to fade with the passage of time.”
Kristin F. Says “I wanted to comment…they weren’t scary at all…on the contrary, they were all quite calming…especially finding them in the woods.”
*“Dorothea Lynde Dix was a 19th century reformer and advocate for the mentally ill and imprisoned. Her tireless efforts to expose inhumane conditions and champion humane standards led to the establishment of over 30 hospitals in the US and Europe.”
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis), also known as the American painted lady
Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture Thanks to Maura
Granddaughter Maura called from Minneapolis today to share what she was looking at while she was on vacation- Spoonbridge and Cherry
by artists Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen.
Earlier this year Maura did a school report on Oldenburg for Art Class and we had looked at some of Oldenburg’s public art sculpture online and discussed locations where they could be viewed.
And here she was today, getting the chance to experience this huge sculpture in person. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is adjacent to the Walker Art Center
“The spoon itself weighs 5,800 pounds and the cherry, another 1,200 pounds. The cherry’s stem also acts as a fountain which sprays into the bowl of the spoon and off into the pond beneath”
It was very exciting to get Maura’s Face Time call and to see it at the same time as she was looking right at it.
And then she sent two pictures. I took the third one as a screen shot as we were on the call.
Here’s an article about this iconic and “quirky Landmark”
In 2016 I took a fun photo on Mt.Washington in Pittsburgh inspired by Spoonbridge and Cherry
On Top of the World post
Resilience by artist Paula Crown
Paula Crown sculptor/artist
Her journey from Wall Street to the Art World Article
“A new art installation at Rockefeller Center in New York City stands as a warning about the harmful effects of disposable plastics.”
The Battle of Homestead
This bronze relief created by sculptor Brian Reneski
July 6, 1892. The Battle of Homestead (click for Rivers of Steel article)
or American Experience:
Carnegie Strike a Homestead Mill
Library Lions Don Masks in New York City
Another guest blog today.
The New York Public Library Lions don masks.
My sister has taken the role of a NYC tourist as she walks in the city and today she photographed Patience and Fortitude. They’re carved from pink Tennessee marble, designed by sculptor Edward Clark Potter.
Read about their naming and renaming here
Yolanda by Miriam Lenk
Yolanda by Miriam Lenk
Walked by this giant bronze sculpture in front of a bank a few times and it certainly brought body image to mind.
Molecule Man on a River Spree
Molecule Man Sculpture on River Spree, Berlin-by American artist Jonathan Borofsky
Chainsaw Artist Transforms Trees into Art
Bridgeport, Washington is a small town on the Columbia River, near Chief Joseph Dam. The town’s old sycamore trees, which lined the main street, were in sad shape but instead of being cut down, chainsaw artist Jacob Lucas has transformed them into incredible sculptures.
With a CHAINSAW!
(And by the way he does custom orders if you have a tree stump in need of being transformed.)
Salmon, quail, wolves, cougars, bear, the logging industry, deer, farming, pelicans, beavers, dragonfly, bees and honeycomb, eagles and other native species are a few of the themes of the tree sculptures.
See an owl swoop down to catch jackrabbit below.
To get an idea of the scale
