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From: haspeslagh.d@belgacom.net
Ik heb een beeld van Jef Lambeaux met name : De moord op Abel door Kaïn
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same shit over here
From: outdoor-art@sculpture.net
Outdoor Sculpture Enthusiasts:
We are developing a number of threads here, and all are becoming
quite interesting. In an effort to focus the discussion for those
of you in a rush, I propose the following.
¾Dispatches will now be numbered so that you can refer back to
them more simply.
¾Items pertaining to opportunities and questions for sculptors
will be in red.
¾Items pertaining to sculpture park/project administration will
be in green.
This way those of you scanning for quick info more specific to
your interests can get to the heart of issues brought up by your
colleagues. I will try to preface responses to peoples questions
in a way that will jog your memory as you read what others are
directing to your queries. I am open to suggestions of better
ways to do this!
I think the intros are great, and it is working nicely as folks
weave comments, opportunities, and questions into their intros!
If you are on the list and have not introduced yourself, feel
free to do so at any time.
REMINDER: We are up and running!! If you have a comment or
question for the list, just hit "Reply" to this
message, and I will post your message in the next transmission!
Sincerely,
RJ
I am Angela Adams, director of Community and Public Art for the
Arlington County (Virginia) Cultural Affairs Division. An urban
suburb of Washington, DC, just this fall, Arlington - after more
than 10 years of research and lobbying - got our County Board to
pass a public art policy. Next steps: hire a program coordinator,
develop program guidelines and master plan.
Hi. (Thank you so much for doing this site! those of us who live
off the
beaten path need such connections and support... It is exciting
to read
about the variety of projects and the diversity of the artists
involved.....) My name is Catherine Murray; I teach sculpture at
East
Tennessee State University. In the last couple of years I have
worked with
students on some large scale outdoor community oriented projects,
from
mosaic covered sculptures for 2 elementary schools to carving
limestone
sculptural benches for the plaza of a new library. Also over the
last few
years I have been making the shift in my own work from indoor
oriented work
to outdoor sculpture. My newest work combines steel and stone; an
exhibition of this work is on display on a plaza at the
University of South
Carolina at Spartanburg until August 2001. My web site:
http://www.1stop-artgallery.com/c.murray_gallery.htm
I have begun an exhibition program here on campus for outdoor
sculpture.
We have no budget to speak of (Tennessee is pathetic when it
comes to
supporting education and the arts) but can offer a lovely venue
for the
display of work. If you are in the Southeast and can get your
work here,
work that could stand the elements for a year, I would be
interested in
hearing from you! At this point in time, no stipend is offered,
though I
am working on getting foundation support, so maybe someday......
still,
please contact me if you need a place to display your work for a
year.
thanks, CM
My name is Ann Kearsley. I own a landscape and urban design
firm in Cambridge, MA. A substantial portion of my design
practice
is devoted to creating landscapes for sculpture, with projects
ranging from private landscapes for individual collectors to a
185 acre public sculpture park on the campus of UMass Boston.
I am curious about the lack of public dialogue concerning the
relationship between landscape form and sculptural form and am
hoping this listserv might provide a forum for such a discussion.
Like architectural form, landscape form has meaning. Every
designed landscape is an intellectual and actual construction, an
attempt to structure and communicate a particular physical,
sensual
experience of the world. There is nothing neutral about
landscape,
nothing inevitable about the formal and spatial structures of our
built environment. Like sculpture and painting, dance and music,
landscapes are cultural artifacts - specific to and expressive of
a particular historic and aesthetic moment. I think that this
cultural
and aesthetic specificity of landscape becomes particularly
significant
when making a landscape for sculpture because, like it or not,
the
viewer's aesthetic experience of the landscape becomes
inextricably
linked to their aesthetic experience of the artwork. Think about
the difference between experiencing Mark di Suvero's work while
walking through the open fields of Storm King's Pastoral ideal
and
experiencing his work walking through the architectonic spaces of
the
National Gallery's Sculpture Garden, where every sculpture has a
'room'.
It's not a question of one landscape being 'better' than the
other - both
are thoughtful, beautifully detailed projects. But their
different spatial
structures affect the viewer's experience of and, I think,
understanding
of the sculpture.
I explore this relationship between landscape form and sculptural
form
in my own work and am very interested to learn about how those of
you
who are creating sculpture parks and gardens are considering the
expressive
structures of your landscapes. Thanks. amfck@tiac.net
I would like to introduce myself as a "sculptor"! Well,
I like to think
that way even though "Citizen Crane" sometimes has
questions. Conceived in
North Carolina, born in North Carolina. Never left town! Studied
at Art
Student's League in the Big Apple. Received my degree from
UNCCharlotte.
Camilo Vergaro, noted writer and photographer ,says "Your
Sweet Blessing
Angel is the ugliest sculpture I have ever seen." I
considered this to be
very flattering statement. A cry of horror is a delight rather
than no cry
at all. He had seen these bright gold 96" tall
African-American male
angels from LA to NY to Dallas to Miami, etc. Casting are to be
seen all
over the country on the new United House of Prayer Churches and
in "Speak to
My Heart",which has been up since 1998. Is to come down Dec.
31,2000 at
the Arts and Industry building of the Smithsonian which he calls
his
permanent home.
Another work of controversy and of note is "Queen Charlotte
Walks in Her
Garden" Charlotte, NC a life size bronze at the corner of
5th and College.
Been sculpting 30 years and still learning and having fun.
Graham Weathers
DRAWS FOR SCULPTORS:
The draw card? Huge financial prizes donated by local businesses
who also benefitted from the crowds attending the exhibits. The
public was also permitted to purchase the
works on display. Big cash prizes will always attract a large
variety of
hopeful exhibitors.
Hello! I am an artist who is presently interested in electronic
art created
using digital and traditional media. Have created outdoor
sculptures and
have more than casual interest in the development of outdoor
sculpture parks
in my city. Stan Price
Randy, this will serve as my introduction and a reply to Baris
Karayazgan. My name is James Martin and I am assistant curator of
modern and contemporary art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in
Kansas City, Missouri. At the Nelson-Atkins I work closely with
our Modern Sculpture Initiative and the Kansas City Sculpture
Park.
Baris, I would like to refer you to the Isamu Noguchi Garden
Museum in New York (Long Island City, Queens) if you have not
already been there. They have the largest collection of Noguchi's
sculptures in the U.S., and special treats are Noguchi's models
for public parks, playgrounds and monumental earthworks. Many of
these were published by Martin Friedman in the exhibition catalog
Noguchi's Imaginary Landscapes (Minneapolis: The Walker Art
Center, 1978).
To learn more about the Nelson-Atkins' activities with sculpture
go to www.nelson-atkins.org and follow the links to Modern and
Contemporary Art and the Kansas City Sculpture Park. Cheers,
James Martin
HELP!!!!!
My name is Charlie Hall, Ann Arbor MI. I am working with the Ann
Arbor Commission for Art in Public Spaces. We are currently
working on the planning of an art project related to a new high
rise parking facility. It involves a commission to design and
execute "screens" for five large transformer boxes
located in the plaza leading from the garage to the adjacent
shopping street. The long term vision includes the use of the
space as an artisan market. The plans may include art in the
elevator shaft. We envision the plaza as a open air public
gallery/art space. The project is close to the University of
Michigan.
We are interested in learning from individuals or groups who have
worked with similar projects. I am uncertain how to post to the
listserve. I would appreciate any suggestions or help.
Charlie Hall
Hello.
I am Andrea Pollan, an arts administrator and curator, based in
Washington,
DC. I run the gallery of the McLean Project for the Arts.
We are organizing a juried sculpture exhibition next year and
want to expand
to sculptors who are working with technology and digital issues.
We may need
some technical advice on this project.
I am particularly interested, or concerned, about issues of
vandalism with
outdoor sculpture. Recently 3 significant area sculptors' works
were
vandalized and/or stolen in a public space in Georgetown in
Washington, DC.
I was curious how people have resolved these issues in the past.
Randy, I
was interested in your comments on authoritative scale. But that
certainly
limits a lot of outdoor sculpture that may be more intimately
scaled or that
is made up of many small components. Anyone out there have
experience with
these issues?
Hi, my name is Molly Sanger Carpenter. I am a figurative bronze
sculptor living in Salem NJ. My website is
http://www.mollycarpenter.com
The City of Ventura, CA Public Art Program is looking to
commission an
artist team to develop a masterplan for public art enhancements
for a
unique wetland area adjacent to Ventura Harbor. $100,000 for
planning
and design $200,000 for implementation.
RFP information available at www.ci.ventura.ca.us
<http://www.ci.ventura.ca.us> click on "What's
New" or call Jessica Cusick at 805-654-7750
What an excellent idea! Congratulations!
I am Gabriel Fonseca, a Brazilian professional sculptor and
amateur
landscape gardener working with steel (carbon or stainless). My
permanent goal is the interaction between sculpture + nature
trying to
use the movements of the winds on landscape and marriage with the
movements of my kinetic sculptures. I am very happy about being
linked with people sharing same goals. I am finishing the
implementation of a Tropical Sculpture Garden in the city of
Paty, Brazil. The site for this Park is under construction but
you may have an overall idea visiting my personal page.
http://www.gabrielsculptor.com