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Digest 13

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Sculptists. . . .

Thanks to those of you that sent letters regarding my grandmother. It was very surprising and encouraging to hear from folks all over the world who don't even know me in person!

Enclosed please find a list of all the votes for Top 3 Outdoor Sculptures in the World. I think it is fun to see how folks considered this very broad category, and what exciting picks they had for their favorites. Also are some very thoughtful responses to previous postings, some opportunities for sculptors, and a great web-site for an exciting "healing" application for sculpture in Northern Ireland, and a great project in Chile.

Reminder: This list goes out to over 400 listeners world-wide who are all excited about outdoor sculpture. Each of you is a resource. Please submit advice, anecdotes, information about lectures or symposia in your area, web resources or opportunities for sculptors by sending to <rjcj@texas.net.> Get your friends to subscribe by sending email to <outdoor-art-request@sculpture.net> with the word "subscribe" in the subject bar.

Have a great weekend,
RJ


TOP 3 OUTDOOR SCULPTURES
1. Oldenberg: Clothespin in Philadelphia
2. DiSuvero: Swing outside the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Art Academy of
Cincinnati
3. Andy Goldsworthy: Leaf sculptures...I've only seen photographs

1. Naum Gabo - "Rotterdam Construction", (Denmark I believe)
2. Claes Oldenburg - "Clothespin", Philadelphia
3. Alexander Calder - "Flamingo", Chicago

1. the lightning field ( de maria)
2. 7000 oaks (bueys)
3. umbrellas ( christo & jean claude)

1. Chillida, "Comb of the Wind" San Sebastian, Spain
2. Noguchi, "Garden" Noguchi Garden Museum
3. Calder, "Southern Cross" Calder Foundation

1. Victor, Birth of the Messenger, 1998
2. Jesus Bautista Moroles, Vanishing Edge Round, 1994
3. Patrick Dougherty, Sleepwalking, 2000

1. Picasso, Untitled, Chicago
2. Ulrich Ruckreim, Black Loaf
3. DiSuvero, Klein Art Works

Hard for me to forget these, however: 1. Lightning Field
2. Spiral Jetty
3. Vietnam Vet Memorial (Maya's)

1. John Henry, Illinois Landscape #5, Nathan Manilow
Sculpture Park.
2. Alexander Calder, Flamingo, Federal Building,
Chicago.
3. Kenneth Snelson, Soft Landing, Denver.

1. "Angel of the North" Anthony Gormley, Cor-ten steel 1998 near Gateshead, Newcastle, UK.
2. "The snake"Richard Serra 1999 " 31.65 x 4 x 6.8m made specifically for the Guggenheim Musuem in Bilbao Spain for the FishGallery
using the CATIA programme that was also used by Frank Ghery when he was designing the museum.
3. "The room were it always rains" Joan MuŅoz 1992 Barcelona Spain.

1. Siah Armajani--"Whitney Bridge" Walker Art Center Minneapolis
2. Isamu Noguchi--Cullen Sculpture Garden- Houston Texas (totality in
sculptural integration)
3. Maya Lin-- Vietnam War Memorial Sculpture Washington DC

1. Henry Moore's "Two Piece Mirror Knife Edge" in front of National Art
Gallery in Wash DC
2. Jacque Lipchitz's "Sacrifice"(?) in front of Philadelphia Fine Art
Museum, Philadelphia
3. Max Ernst's Sculpture "King and Queen" inside of the National Art
Gallery in Wash DC

With so many choices the best three in the world is much too broad. However,
personal favorites any Calder stabile, Picasso's Chicago piece, Ferdinan
Botero's bronzes, anything by Andy Goldsworthy, etc. As I said far too broad
and two minutes from know I will realize that I forgot......

Here are my votes,though they are really more a vote for the sculptor's body of work rather than a particular sculpture:
1. Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, Lincoln Center
2. Isamu Noguchi, Momo Taro, Storm King
3. David Smith, Voltri series

1. The Endless Column, Constantin Brancusi, Targu-Jui, Romania
2. Momo Taro, Isamu Noguchi, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
3. Le Cyclop, Jean Tinguely, Forest of Fontainbleau, France


Here is a response for Tim Garrett:
SCHOOL INITIATED SCULPTURE PARK
Good News for Tim Garrett and anyone interested in doing a School Sculpture Park from Carol Sterling, ISC Director of Education Tim (and others), you are in luck because you will receive enthusiastic and competent guidance from other educators who have successfully developed a sculpture park or garden at their schools. Here's how you can contact these terrific teachers.
1) Visit the ISC web site at http://www.sculpture.org
2) On the navigation bar to the left, click on Awards.
3) Click on 2000 ISC Outstanding K-12 Art Teacher Award in Sculpture.
4) Scroll down to the list of winners.
5) Click on the award winning lessons by David Renner, "Creating a Sculpture Garden"; Dorothy Teitelbaum et.al., "Found Object Sculpture."
6) Review the lessons and feel free to contact these outstanding art educators.
7) If you would like to review additional sculpture parks and gardens we invite you to visit the Exhibitions section of the ISC website and click
on Sculpture Parks and Gardens Directory.
8) Contact those parks or gardens or outdoor art projects that you think would be most helpful.
9) Let Randy Jewart and everyone on the Listserv know how you make out with your project.
Sounds like a great undertaking; keep us in the loop and good luck!
Carol Sterling

ALSO, RESPONSE TO TIM GARRET
I wanted to take a sec and respond to Tim Garrett's
entry. Tim, there is an incredible amount of
information regarding school playgrounds and
active/passive recreation for school children. It may
help to find a landscape architect to help you with
some issues (plug for the profession). Landscape
architects are trained and educated to handle the
issues of health, safety, and welfare of the public.
In addition, we deal on a daily basis with
accessibility issues.
I recently completed a project for a local school
that included native plants, an observation deck,
mosaic tiles (to be made by the kids), and two
limestone/water sculptures (to be made by a local
sculptor). Sit down with your partner and formulate a
list of things that would be important to include in
your park. Experiences, social settings, visual
perspectives, education, etc. Find a local LA (who
might be willing to work pro bono (in exchange for
promotional opportunities) and sit down and plan
spatially for the things that are important. It is
very important to have goals and objectives in a
project of this nature. Unless you have 100 acres,
you probably will be hard pressed to do everything
that you want to do. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me through the listserve
or at Terratecture@yahoo.com.
Good luck,
Dean Hill, ASLA


Here is a response for Caroline Coll:
CAMPUS SCULPTURE PARKS
Caroline Doll poses a very important question about sharing "gems of wisdom" about doing a campus sculpture park. ISC is excited about the possibilities of a new series of Web Specials that will specifically address the topic of "gems of wisdom" for people who are doing outdoor art and sculpture parks and gardens. So stay tuned to Randy's digests and watch for an announcement of when they will begin. (Hopefully soon!)
In the meantime, Caroline and others interested in campus sculpture parks, here are some ideas.
1) Visit the ISC website at http://www.sculpture.org. <http://www.sculpture.org>
2) Click on the Sculpture Parks and Gardens Directory.
3) Click on the geographic region where you are located.
4) See whether there are campuses in your region that spotlight outdoor art and or a sculpture park and/or garden.
5) Contact the park directly and pose your questions.
6) If possible, try and visit.
7) Click on other geographic regions and contact those campuses (and other) parks that reflect the high quality standards you seek to emulate.
8) If you have time, let Randy Jewart know what information you find and/or what issues you think the Listserv and/or Web Specials should
address.

Good luck and let all of us on the Listserv know how you make out.
Carol Sterling


SCULPTURE PARK IN CHILE
First of all, thanks for the iniciative of this Listserv.
I would like to take this opportunity to divert the attention from the mostly US information contained in this List to introduce the Cart Cemetery Sculpture Park, in Putaendo, Chile.
I am a Chilean sculptor living now in Mexico. The village where I was born (Putaendo) is a small community at the foot of the Andes... and you can read the rest at www.putaendo.com <http://www.putaendo.com> (in Spanish and English)

And here is the info about our first workshop. Confirmed artists are: Elsie Wood (US), Tom·s Oliva(US-Cuba), Francisco Lostalo (Costa Rica-Canada), Gonzalo Tuli·n, Sergio Maure and Cristina PČrez (Argentina), Silvia Macip (Mexico) :

On-Site Sculpture Workshop at the Cart Cemetery Sculpture Park

February 1-25, 2001

The on-site Sculpture Workshop will be sponsored by the Putaendo municipal authorities, the Departamento de AcciŪn Social del Obispado de San Felipe (Social Works Department of the San Felipe Bishopric), la CorporaciŪn Cultural de Putaendo (Putaendo Cultural Association) and the UniŪn Comunal de Organizaciones Sociales de Putaendo (Putaendo Community Association of Social Organizations). The purpose of the workshop is for participating sculptors and art students to work collectively in the creation of new works of art for the Sculpture Park.

As much as possible, work will be done outdoors and will be open to the public. It is hoped that sculptors specialized in different media (stone, metal, etc.) will take part, receiving their inspiration from the landscape and the history of the sculpture park. The closing ceremony will take place on February 25th and will include a colloquium on the topic "Art as an Impulse to Community Development." The colloquium is designed to encourage artists to reflect on the potential held by artistic activities for economic development and an enhanced tourist industry in rural areas such as Putaendo.
Also on February 25th, as part of the closing ceremony, the works created during the workshop will be officially preented to the Sculpture Park.

If anybody is interested in joining us, just write

Ricardo Vivar
Responsable
Cementerio de Carretas
Putaendo, V RegiŪn
Chile
VISITA NUESTRA P”GINA: www.putaendo.com
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Correo ordinario /Snail mail::

Ricardo Vivar
Pintermex, SA de CV
29 Poniente n† 315
Puebla, PUE.
CP 72420
MŠXICO

Fono: (52-2) 2408046 / 2408185
Fax: (52-2) 2372604


DESIGN CHARRETTE, NC
People for Parks, The North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Raleigh Arts
Commission invite you to an open meeting on art for parks. There will be a
brief slide overview of various types of art in parks in this country and
abroad, and then all present are invited to brainstorm about art for our own
parks in the Raleigh/Wake County area.
North Carolina Museum of Art
Thursday, March 8, 7PM




RESPONSE TO ATHENA TACHA
Athena Tacha, sculptor:
I enjoyed the comments by Athena Tacha particularly as I am embarking upon my
first attempt at public sculpture in Santa Fe, New Mexico this summer. It is
very true that you have to please the dog when doing outdoor sculpture not to
mention the local or dissenting citizens. It will be a nerve wracking
experience I am sure once all is said and done. A great deal of research has
also been necessary as this 14ft tall work (max) by however long the budget
($275,000.00) will support, must also accurately depict something of
significant and historical value. The specifications call for "a work that
will be uplifting to the human spirit" Oh Boy!! I wonder if a 14ft tall
straight up chair lift to nowhere would suffice?? But I need the work.



OPPORTUNITY, OR
The Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, Oregon
call for applications for 3 temporary public art projects ($7,500
each) for selected sites within the city. Durations of installations are 1
year. contact Kristin Calhoun 503-823-5401 or klcalhoun@racc.org



IRELAND SCULPTURE PARK FOR PEACE
The Lough Mac Nean Sculpture Trail
30 miles from Sligo, Ireland
www.sculpturetrail.com <http://www.sculpturetrail.com>

A new splendid breakthrough in the peacekeeping and healing process on the borders of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Communities on either side of the shores and waters of the river Lough that were not the best of friends during the fighting in Northern Ireland are now joined by 15 mile trail that connects 11 site specific quality sculptures. The cross border and cross communities that were previously blocked to traffic of either pedestrian or automobile are now again accessible to one and all to visit. The communities themselves brought this project to fruition. A beautiful story set in a beautiful natural setting which includes grouse, goarse and broome. Don't miss this wonderful site on the worldwide web, hope to visit it in reality soon. Wonderful maps, illustrations and photographs as well. Well done, Bravo!


OUTDOOR SCULPTURE WEB-SITE OF INTEREST
I am not yet a member and am interested to get on your email list for
outdoor art.
>some of my outdoor artwork can be seen at
>http://www.artransforms.com/ Gloria Lamson



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