Thursday, July 11, 2019

SCULPTURE MILWAUKEE 2019


This is the third summer that Milwaukee has featured a public sculpture display.  This year there are 22 sculptures positioned along Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee's main east-west downtown avenue.  On a couple of occasions during the past few weeks, I have wandered up and down Wisconsin Avenue taking photos of the sculptures.  I thought I would post what I took, which includes all but a couple of the pieces.  Here, in no particular order, is what I got.

A Greater Perspective, by Elmsgreen & Dragset


The sculpture is the stylized telescope, not the Milwaukee Art Museum brise soleil.

Holiday Home, by Woods



Kitchen Trees, by Wurtz


Silly, actually.

Cleft, by Paine


Penguin, by Baldessari


Hot Dog Vendor, by Grooms






This was my favorite sculpture, probably because of its outstanding whimsy factor.

Hera, by Matelli



This was probably my second favorite, because of the authenticity of the melons.

Large Boxing Hare, by Flanagan



Handy Darling, Handy Warhol, by Haas Brothers





I got a little carried away on this sculpture, looking for creative ways to present the piece.

Seraphine-Cherubin, by Ernst



Pensive, by Bailey


Magical Thinking, by Simpson & Georigiadis


Heavy Metal Stack of Six: Trichrome Blue, by Bulloch


Boring, frankly.

Tilted Channel, by Shechet


This did nothing for me.  Besides, it's ugly.

Gild the Lily, by Rolon


Interior of the atrium of the Chase Tower.

Sun & Moon Protector, by O'Brien



Tango Dancers, by Grooms


Nice, I thought.

Curvae in Curvae, by Pepper



I thought the pieces this year were generally better than those in the first two years.

The "show" is free to anyone willing to hike the the mile or so along the avenue.

John

2 comments:

  1. I was SURE that watermelon was real and was upset that someone would have the nerve to deface the sculpture that way. Good thing I read your explanation! 'Hot Dog Vendor' is very much folk-artish in style. My favourite is the last one I think.

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  2. Yeah, the overall piece was interesting, and I tried to create more of an abstract by shooting just part of the sculpture. You're right about the folk art quality of the Hot Do Vendor piece.

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