Comments on Two Examples of Really Great Outdoor Sculpture
Cool. My wife is a professor at UCSD and a bear fan . . . we love that stone bear!
Of course, we must hate children. They are evil. But they do give perspective to the size of the piece and the running helps set off the stone.
We could have had some student slackers lounging on the lawn I suppose. Would that have been better?
Jen - appreciate you highlighting our Flickr photo group the other week. Here is that link again for your readers! We have some great shots showing up in the group and look forward to seeing more from your readers after this weekend's opening!
"The piece has a wicked sense of understated humor, and it cuts to the core—using only corporate banality—of the link between violence and nationalism. "
Huh?
I like the juxtaposition of the bear's essential coarseness with the angular, sleek-surfaced buildings were students go to learn to computer science and engineering. There is such a tradition of ignoring the forces of nature in the Golden State, this bear's potential 'temper tantrum' brings to mind California's history of earthquakes, floods, even race-riots. Nice!
"The piece has a wicked sense of understated humor, and it cuts to the core—using only corporate banality—of the link between violence and nationalism." (?)
Funny, I always saw it more as a representational testament to the nurturing effects of American hegemony made possible through a vigilant defense which affords the world the opportunity to drink deeply at the fountain of peace, prosperity and democracy.
The rock sculpture reminds me of the rock moster from Galaxy Quest.
Definitely the Galaxy Quest rock moster!
Jen: that is why the kids are in the picture - to instill the view with a sense of foreboding of the destruction to come.
We're all free to wear shortshorts and sleeveless shirts when drinking from public water fountains.
God, I love this country.
Plop. Art. Park.
It's like the stay-puffed marshmallow man. Except made out of rock.
funny
Yay, my alma mater! Jen, for "Untitled" neither me nor any of my friends drank the water there for good luck, but the understated humor in that statue is also that the chancellor's complex (aka UCSD Administration buildings) are directly to the right of the picture, so in effect the woman is "bowing" to the High Chancellor.
You can see all of the Stuart Art Collection pieces at http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/. The first Stuart piece installed, de Saint Phalle's "Sun God" inspired the yearly festival/concert/boozefest called (surprisingly) the Sun God Festival, and Murray's "Red Shoe" is a particular trippy piece that was about a 3 minute walk from my freshman year dorm.
"Well Jen, I had just set the camera up for the last timed exposure on the card/film of the rock teddy bear; pressed the button for 3 second delay and two kids run in front! Murphy's Law."
Hey Jen,
You forgot to mention Timothy Hawkinson's name as the person who created "Bear" for the UCSD campus.
Beth
Beth, I must have lost my mind. Ugh. Thanks for pointing this out. It's one of those weeks. I'll fix it!
"The piece has a wicked sense of understated humor, and it cuts to the core—using only corporate banality—of the link between violence and nationalism." (?)
Funny, I always saw it more as a representational testament to the nurturing effects of American hegemony made possible through a vigilant defense which affords the world the opportunity to drink deeply at the fountain of peace, prosperity and democracy.
Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me
HA! Brilliant counterpoint.
"Camelot!"
"It's only a model."
Comments Closed
In order to combat spam, we are no longer accepting comments on this post (or any post more than 45 days old).