Public Art - Northampton MA
I am just sharing some photos, it is not part of any class assignment.
Years ago I started taking photos of public art around Northampton. Some were selected by Google to put on their maps, I do not know if that is still the case. Here is one of the first pieces I "collected". I always made a point to try to contact the artists and ask them a couple of questions. I was able to reach this artist by email and asked him what was represented by the piece. He said the piece represents the up hill struggles parents face to raise a family. This piece has ben moved twice or three times since it was first place in the original location on New South Street, by the old DA Sullivan School building. I took the photo at the second, or third, place it was moved to, next to the former location of the Registry of Deeds and Probate Family Court on King Street. I noticed recently, it was moved again, but do not remember where. The artist had a landscaping business, he is a great ballroom dancer and founder of a dance studio in Northampton.
Thanks for this info, Vanessa, I never knew all of that about this piece. I do appreciate the Sisyphean task that the piece embodies, and I'm drawn the surrealistic impossibility of the sphere's stasis on the slab. Also, I love your term "collecting"—I often think of photos I take similarly, like a big collection of situations and objects. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI really like this piece, too! Thanks for the info about it, Vanessa. I wonder where it is now. (It's been so long since I wandered around Noho! Hopefully those days will be returning soon.)
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