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Sculptists. . . .
It is that time of year when we get all the year-end lists of the
TOP 100 Whatevers. Since we have over three hundred listeners
now, I think we have a quorum to elect the TOP 100 Outdoor
Sculptures in the World. If each of you submits your top three,
we will have over 1000 nominations, and I will award points to
each and tabulate a ranking. Sound fun?
Here is my top three:
1. Picasso, "untitled" in downtown Chicago
2. Ulrich Ruckreim's giant black loaf of bread piece from his
show at Ace in NY three years ago
3. Mark DiSuvero piece at Klein Artworks, Chicago two years ago
For those of you who are new to the list and for those interested
in referring back to the previous month's postings on this
listserv, I have just added all the postings into the ISC
Discussion Forum under the Sculpture Parks and Gardens heading.
Each listing has OSP Listserv: "subject" and date. The
ISC web-site is <<www.sculpture.org.>>
<http://www.sculpture.org>
All future Digests will be posted on the Discussion Forum as we
go.
I had a couple of responses to my concerns about formatting these
emails for universal readership. It seems plain text is the only
thing guaranteed to reach everyone the same way. SOOO, from now
on, items containing opportunities for sculptors will be prefaced
with a line of asterisks(****), and items pertaining to
administrators/curators will be prefaced with a line of ####. All
responses to previous questions and comments will have the
subject heading in CAPITAL LETTERS.
EUROPOS PARKAS
We had three follow-ups to my enthusiastic urging for everyone to
check out the Sculpture Magazine article about Europos Parkas by
Joyce Ellen Weinstein.
Here is what Joyce Ellen Weinstein reported back about Europos
Parkas:
About Parkas.........Well I think it is a very different
situation there
than in other places because of the nature of the country.
It is a very poor place and money is very scarce. I believe all
residents
must pay their own way and all projects must be prefunded. It is
run by just
the two of them. Lina and Gintaras Karosas. They rely a lot on
attendance to
the park which reached 40,000 last year but the entrance fee is
only 8
litas, which is $2 American and most of the people come in the
summer
months. They have a web site:
http://www.elnet.lt/menai/europarkas/
You can write directly to Gintaras via Email. His address is on
the site. I
will write to him and tell him who you are. You can get all the
info you
need from him. He speaks/write English perfectly. I know he will
be happy to
hear from you.Sometimes it takes a while to get a response. It is
a
different world.
Joyce Ellen.
Here is a query for Joyce Weinstein:
Gintaras Karosas' persistence in achieving what others would
perceive as
an insurmountable goal appears to reflect a character of
determination,
grit and inordinate patience. In researching the project, did you
have
an opportunity to communicate with the artists in a way that
enabled you
to learn more about those personality traits that enabled him to
persevere? And, if you did, did he share any thoughts that
transcend
the idiosyncratic nature of the Russian culture he had to deal
with that
might share a lesson in how others can overcome extraordinary
obstacles
in establishing their personal vision for a sculpture garden>
Carol Sterling
It may be of interest that my painted steel sculpture "Upper
Quadrant was installed at Europas Parkas, Vilnius, Lithuania. My
wife, Jean, and I were there for the dedication ceremony. The
park is in a wooded setting about 20 minutes from downtown
Vilnius at the geographical center of old Europe. Line and
Gintaras Karosas, Director, are splendid hosts and deserve
recognition that they opened the park only 3 years after the
Russians left; and started it from scratch.
You may be interested to know that Eduardo Chillida has opened
his new museum, Chillida Leku, or Caserio Zabalaga, in Hernani, 5
miles away from San Sebastian, Spain in the heart of the Basque
country. October 1st the King and Queen of Spain, Don Carlos and
Dona Sofia were there for the dedication after several delays.
Delays caused by the Spanish police after they found military
mortars nearby aimed at the site! There is an article in Spanish
in El Mundo:
www.elmundo.es/2000/09/15/cultura/15NO130.html
<http://www.elmundo.es/2000/09/15/cultura/15NO130.html>
My online sculpture directory: www.artnut.com
<http://www.artnut.com> has links and comments on Europas
Parkas, Wanas Foundation, and Caserio Zabalaga.
Benbow Bullock, Sculptor
INTRO
I am a figurative sculptor living near Ann Arbor, Michigan. I
recieved my
MFA in sculpture and public art from the University of Michigan
in 1997.
There I did extensive specific research in methods to community
sensitive
public art and collaborative design teams. i taught sculpture at
the Center
for Creative Studies in Detroit for several years. I am currently
working
on a commission in my area for a community interested in building
a memorial
to the sacrifice of those who sent loved ones off to war. I am
also working
on a much larger project in Monroe, Michigan that uses sculptural
elements
to guide visitors through the community and educate the public to
the
historic significance of several sites. Both projects are still
in the
planing stages. You can see examples of my work at
absolutearts.com under
Nancy Jowske.
Is there another discussion forum other than those accessible
through the
ISC home page?
Thanks,
Nancy Jowske
njowske@earthlink.net