It’s another one by Seward Johnson and it’s called “Midstream”.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
Grounds for Sculpture – A Fisherman
Grounds for Sculpture – Sculptures based on Impressionist Paintings
In addition to the version of Manet’s Olympia (See: Grounds for Sculpture – Arriving at the visitor’s center) a number of statues based on Impressionist paintings were scattered around the landscape. These are just a few of them.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
Grounds for Sculpture – When shall we three meet again?….
It’s actually called: “Has Anyone Seen Larry? (The Three Fates)”, but it reminds me more of Macbeth’s three witches than it does of the Morai of ancient Greek religion and mythology, often known in English as the Fates. Three sisters: Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (the allotter) and Atropos (the unturnable, a metaphor for death), they were the personifications of destiny.
Of course, the witches in Macbeth are nameless, and do bear a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology.
The skulls in the cauldron were rather gruesome.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
Grounds for Sculpture – Carmelita
Not all of the sculptures were by Seward Johnson. Many were by other, well-known artists. This one is by Autin Wright.
It’s called Carmelita and his web site describes it as follows:
In Carmelita, the simplicity of forms is based on complex concepts and even more complex and elaborate execution. This ambiguity between vision and construction results in Carmelita’s energetic optical presence that is heightened by the LED light within the fiberglass sculpture. In its watery environment, the serpentine qualities of the work animate its primitive iconography and it rises from the lake much as Poseidon rose from the sea.
Of course, in order to see the “energetic optical presence that is heightened by the LED light” you have to be there at night. We weren’t and consequently missed it. If you’d like to see what it looks like at night, follow the link above to see a picture. I was a bit skeptical but having seen the picture I rather like it.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
Grounds for Sculpture – The Survivor
Statue commemorating the destruction of the World Trade Center. It’s called ‘The survivor”. Following the tragedy of 9/11, the sculpture ‘Double Check‘ was found in the wreckage, and became a makeshift memorial, which inspired this sculpture.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II