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Public Art Personalities Greet the Season Together on Palmer Street in Harvard Square

December 19, 2021 · by · in animals in art, Art, Artists, collaborative art projects, commuity, Contemporary Sculpture, Installations, interactive art, political issues, public art, Sculpture, social justice, street art, temporary art, vinyl, visual art, wood sculptures · 2 Comments

Analog the Sphinx Dog and Wapiti the Green Elk recently joined Michelle the Blue Elephant on Palmer Street in Harvard Square. All three stand with slender sturdy legs on narrow skis. All three are creatively constructed from various recycled materials, adorned with objects, and decorated festively. All three are called Skraelings by Bob Smith (of Minimum Wage Art), who describes them in the following quote: “These being(s) are super heroes that are made from wood, metal, even plastic, all castoff materials from an overly materialistic society. Skraelings fight boredom and apathy in all dimensions of time and space.” ….

Artists Reshape Forest Spaces during 2021 ART RAMBLE “Something in the Air”

November 1, 2021 · by · in Art, commuity, Contemporary Sculpture, environmental education, environmental sculpture, fabric art, Figurative Sculpture, hiking trails, Installations, interactive art, kinetic sculpture, landmarks, Nature study, political issues, ponds, public art, scrap-metal sculpture, Sculpture, steel sculpture, temporary art, trees, vinyl, Weather and seasons, women artists · Leave a comment

Curated by Laurie Bogdan and Kimberley Harding; Hapgood Wright Town Forest in Concord, MA, September 1 – November 14…The Umbrella site 2021 Art Ramble: “Something in the Air” lists the sixteen artists’ bios, websites, and statements about their artwork, as well as audio versions to access as you move along.I visited in September and October, followed by posts, each focusing on four installations. This third post connects four more through their relation to the forest’s trees, shadows, and light while always aware of the air.