Public Art #5-Harmony VII

The artist for "Harmony VII" is Daniel Kainz. Scroll backwards through the week to see the other four I have posted.

Public Art #4-"Frame"

Earlier I mentioned that the park where this sculpture is located is ringed by apartment buildings which you can see behind the "Frame"--the artist is Shaun Cassidy.

Public Art #2-Victory Writer's Bench

The artist for "Victory Writer's Bench" in Western Sculpture Park is Roger Cummings.

Street Art #1

Close to the Capitol Building on Marion Street there is a small park called Western Sculpture Park that is surrounded by apartment buildings where a curious photographer can find about 13 modern sculptures. This one is called "Tree Bracelets" by Coral Lambert, Theresa Smith, and James Brenner. In subsequent posts, I'll show you more of the sculptures.

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This lovely sculpture is directly outside the main entrance of the University of St. Thomas' library on the St. Paul campus where I'm taking an art history course. Art work is scattered throughout the campus, both inside the buildings and outside on the grounds. Some are labelled, others are not. When I can't find the title or artist's name, I get a mite frustrated. In the past I've logged on to the school's website but have not been successful in finding a place where the art pieces are located and displayed. Guess I'll go to the library and ask them to help me out! Isn't this a lovely piece, though, especially against the bright blue sky with scattered clouds? It reminds me a bit of some of the pieces I've seen at camps, commemorating the Holocaust (Dachau outside of Munich for one), but instead of twisted bodies, this is very joyful with freedom of movement. As bodies were meant to be!!

[After today I'm going to take a little break. I need to reorder my life and priortize my activities in a slightly different way for awhile. But, I'll be back, dipping in now and then to see what you people are doing before I return full-time again].

SKY

Sculpture: SKY
Artist: Georgette Sosin
Media: Sculpture: Welded aluminum
Base: Concrete
Location: Kellogg Mall Park - Ramsey County Detention Center Plaza

This sculpture consists of two geometric shapes twisting up to touch points at the height of the sculpture. A plaque carries the inscription:

And grant our prayers for lasting
peace, for every nation everywhere.

This sculpture was presented to the people of Ramsey County by the Zonta Club of Saint Paul in May 1981. (St. Paul Parks and Recreation website)

I've seen this sculpture and have attempted to photograph it numerous times. Today's is the most satisfactory of the snaps although it doesn't really show the burnished gold colour (gray day!). The annoying lines behind it are electrical. I've lived here in St. Paul for a long time, but was not aware of the Zonta Club. Read about this international group here! To see the Park Tower Condos of yesterday's post photographed at a slightly different angle behind the sculpture, click here!

The Source

As I surfed around the world looking at all your blogs, I felt somewhat dismayed that St. Paul had so few public monuments and statues, that is, until I really looked! In addition to the wooden carvings from fallen trees, our city has a respectable number of public art monuments and statues that I will continue to share with you.! (Now, all you people from around the world, don't fall all over yourself laughing when you see the dates that I post! We just don't have the ancient history as you do, but we're still interesting!!) Want to see more of The Source? Click here.

"The Source"-Artist: Alonzo Hauser
Media: Bronze
Location: Rice Park, 5th and Market Streets

"This sculpture of a young woman, located in the fountain of Rice Park, was created in 1965 and was donated by the Women's Institute of Saint Paul.

A plaque states:

"'The Women's Institute of Saint Paul dedicates this beautification of Rice Park to the Pioneer Spirit depicting the source of cultural, political, educational and natural resources in our area.'"

The statue symbolizes the city's historical past with the contemporary spirit of the day. (St. Paul Parks and Recreation)"