The city of Bozeman is a college town, with a large School of Art, hence scads of resident artists. This lead to a sincere dedication to the arts by the City of Bozeman, resulting in dozens and dozens of works on display throughout the city. Certainly the largest gathering of art works is at the Bozeman Public Library, the majority of the works located in an art park behind (south of) the library,
Bozeman Sculpture Park.
Sort of
Grandma Moses in its execution, this piece by sculptor Ken Reiser leaves me searching for the appropriate words to describe it. Basically,
Thing #1 is comprised of two large stones, one atop the other, forming a vaguely human head and neck. Atop the head is a "Roostertail" shaped steel plate, while a pair of railroad spikes are embedded in each side of the neck. A length of heavy (as in #9) wire is wrapped around each of the spikes and around the neck, with another length of wire wrapped around the base of the neck.
Close to eight feet (> 2 metres) in height,
Thing #1 rests upon a 6 inch (15 mm) steel pipe.
Unfortunately, little is known of the artist, Ken Reiser, beyond the fact that he submitted
Thing #1 to the
Gallatin Art Crossing several years ago, after which it was relocated to Creekside Park.
Inside Art Crossing
Mission Statement:
To place public art that enhances the cultural experience for Bozeman area residents and visitors to the Gallatin Valley.
Vision:
The Gallatin Art Crossing (G.A.C.) exhibit hosts a variety of artwork introducing viewers to many artistic approaches. The main focus of the organization is to select and place sculptures throughout the Bozeman area. All sculptures, unless noted on their plaque, are available for purchase during their tenure in the program An additional goal of the program is to add at least one piece to our permanent public collection each year. The community assists in this process by voting for their favorite sculptures online which helps the board select the People’s Choice Award winner. The winning piece, along with two to three other pieces are then voted on by the G.A.C. board for possible purchase and permanent placement.
From Gallatin Art Crossing