Centaur - Museum Gardens - Orlando, Florida.
N 28° 34.186 W 081° 22.006
17R E 464129 N 3160375
'Centaur' a sculpture by Paul Marco, located in the Mennello Museum Grounds - Loch Haven Park - Orlando, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMEDXN
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2012
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Surrounding The Mennello Museum of American Art, are park like gardens, showcasing unique and interesting sculptures at every turn. Many of the small welded silhouette-style sculpture, are by Paul Marco. 'Centaur' is a small but expressive sculpture standing approx 4 feet tall, painted Royal Blue. standing on a concrete plinth.
The Plaque on the plinth names the sculpture 'Centaur' but the museum web site names the sculpture 'Neptune' I think it looks more like a centaur to me.
"Czechoslovakian artist Paul Marco’s sculptures exhibit a variety of influences. The unique, rustic forms of his works recall the primitive setting of his home in Maine, while the animals forms and mask-like faces of his figures reflect the artist’s interest in and study of African sculpture and masks. Marco claimed that his art was “rich with association,” as he believed discarded pieces of early American farm equipment he used to create his works were fraught with latent meaning of the contemporary viewer. His works seem to emanate a type of exuberance and joy that comes from a respect for the past cooperating with an eye for creation.
Paul Marco (1911-1997)"
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