Constellation (sculpture series)
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| Artist | Tad Savinar |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′51″N 122°39′13″W / 45.5308°N 122.6536°W | |
| Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
Constellation is a series of outdoor 2000 bronze sculptures by American artist Tad Savinar, installed at Holladay Park in northeast Portland, Oregon, United States. The work's three "distinct elements" include:
- Constellation (Vase of Flowers) or Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden,[1] a slender vase of daisies, hydrangeas and other flowers;
- Constellation (Molecule) or Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood,[2] an abstract molecule representing a "good neighborhood"; and
- Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner or simply Constellation, a female figure carrying gardening shears.[3][4]
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Vase of Flowers -
Molecule -
Neighborhood Gardiner
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According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the installation, "This project attempts to illustrate the connection between the personal front yard garden and the civic park/garden."[3] The figure depicts a neighborhood activist (Carolyn Marks Backs or Carolyn Marks-Bax, depending on the source).[3][4] The decision to visualize backs and the objects depicted in the molecule were chosen by the Sullivan Gulch Neighborhood Association. Objects include a bagel, coffee mug, garden tool, house, milk carton, school, a family, and trees.[2] Constellation was funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program.[3] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Regional Arts & Culture Council:
- "Public Art Search: Constellation". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- "Public Art Search: Constellation (Vase of Flowers)". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- "Public Art Search: Constellation (Molecule)". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ cultureNOW:
- "Constellation, 2000". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- "Constellation (Molecule), 2000". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Constellation (Vase of Flowers) at the Public Art Archive
