Sunday, October 3, 2010
3 public works of art
I looked three public works of art walking down Dearborn St today. First was the Flamingo sculpture by Alexandro Calder. It's the big red one made of what looks like long arching steel bars coming out of the ground and dipping back into it. It must be forty feet tall. First impression is it's a dinosaur. Also like red flames coming out of a volcano. Super menacing. The next block north was the four-walled mosaic by Chagall, called "The Four Seasons." It's 70 feet long on the longest side, and 14 feet tall. The imagery looked religious, but other than that I couldn't really tell what was going on. Then again, I was cold and didn't look at it for very long. It wasn't that interesting to me anyway. The next block north on Dearborn was the Picasso. I like this one more each time I pass by it. It's staggeringly tall, yet it's completely dwarfed by the building it's in front of. The two are the same exact color all the way through. It's kind of like a no-messing-around business relationship the two have together. I don't know if I'm really attracted to the sculpture itself; the way it fits in is just amusing, I guess. Overall, the Flamingo is number one.
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