Acrobats - Palm Desert, CA
N 33° 43.390 W 116° 24.000
11S E 555588 N 3731623
This figurative sculpture is part of a sculpture garden at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert.
Waymark Code: WMGZWP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2013
Views: 4
Visitors to the
Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert are introduced to numerous sculptures that populate the premises in and around the Galen Building. To the SE of the Galen Building is the entrance to the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden which is free to the public and available 24/7. This sculpture sits behind the Galen Building and has a small plaque on the base that reads:
BARRY FLANAGAN
Welsh, 1941-2009
ACROBATS. 1988
bronze, artist's copy 2/2
Collection Palm Springs Art Museum,
Gift of Donna and Cargill MacMillan, Jr. |
I located an online sculpture guide and in reference to this sculpture it reads:
Flanagan's work has been characterized by and inventiveness that led the artist to challenge the nature and material of form and its medium. His work contains great energy, a boundless sense of imagination, and a playful humor. Flanagan is best known for his dynamic and often monumental bronze hares, which he bagan casting in 1979. These figures are animated by gestures more human than animal, subtly appropriating such spirited activities as dancing, prancing, and even boxing. They possess an attitude viewers often find psychological and simply joyous.
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This sculpture is definitely the most playful and entertaining sculpture within the sculpture garden.