Pegasi - Warsaw, Poland
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N 52° 14.968 E 021° 00.254
34U E 500288 N 5788785
Five brightly colored pegasi located in front of a branch of the National Library in Warsaw
Waymark Code: WMP77Q
Location: Mazowieckie, Poland
Date Posted: 07/13/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The work by Beata and Pawel Konarski deals with urban identity. They are reacting to a perceived overabundance of memory. The husband and wife team created a sculptural installation in front of a branch of the national library that houses its oldest and most valuable collections.

The sculpture consists of five over-sized, primary-colored pegasi that look like a 3-D version of a child’s drawing. The installation was inspired by an exhibit inside the library devoted to the poetry of Zbigniew Herbert, whose work frequently referenced mythology. While this forms part of the context of the sculpture, it is also necessary to look across the street to the memorial of the Warsaw Uprising. It is a striking contrast; the somber figures bravely fighting against unbeatable odds are opposite a green field, a pasture with colorful and airy mythological creatures. It is hard to imagine that the contrast was not a conscious choice by the artists. The pegasi were installed in the summer of 2008 and are still on site despite the fact that the Herbert exhibit is gone. They have created a necessary counter balance to the bleak memorial.

(Source: warsawproject.blogspot.com)
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pegasi

Figure Type: Fantasy creature

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Beata and Paweł Konarski

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2008

Materials used: colour-coated metal sheet

Location: Plac Krasińskich 3/5

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