This blue sculpture looks like a blue polygonal figure that has stepped out of a mid-1990s Playstation game. The sculpture is called “Jean-Marc” and was made by Xavier Veilhan. It’s located in Manhattan near MOMA.
Tag: Street Art
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Listen by Jim Rennert in Manhattan
Jim Rennert’s Listen is an imposing sculpted figure where Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture used to be in Manhattan. Of the two, I think there’s a lot more value in its message of being silent so that you can listen to what others have to say. One must be silent to listen. Listening is the foundation of understanding, trust, and cooperation. Unfortunately, there were no crowds around this statue like there used to be for the LOVE sculpture. This important symbol seems to be less photogenic for some.
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Michelle Angela’s Nuestro Andar Florece (Our Journey Blooms) Mural in Brooklyn
Artist Michelle Angela’s Nuestro Andar Florece (Our Journey Blooms) is near the corner of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. It inventive use of colors and gradients, figures and hands, and symbolism make it a work worth seeking out. More details about it being a celebration of Mexican immigrant women’s stories and how it came to be are on the artist’s website here.
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Life is Fun
I saw this white chalk scrawling–“LIFE IS FUN”–on a roll-up shutter guide outside the VFW Post on Third Avenue near the federal prison.
I detected a hint of sarcasm.
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The Duck House in Kent, Ohio
There’s a house on Stow Road in Kent, Ohio that has a ceramic duck in front of it. Normally, this would be nondescript. However, these fine people are kind enough to keep their ceramic duck clothed year round. When I was a graduate student, he wore many different outfits–from suits to puffer jackets. When I was in Kent a few weeks ago visiting my dissertation director Mack Hassler, I drove by the Duck House to see if they were keeping up the tradition, and I was very happy to learn that they are! On that sunny day, the duck was dressed up like Barney the Dinosaur.
