"Point of View" statue @ Mt Washington neighborhood - Pittsburgh
Point of View is a 2006 landmark public sculpture in bronze by James A. West, with the city of Pittsburgh in the background.
ARTIST DIALOGUE:
“POINT OF VIEW is an iconic piece with timeless relevance which truly embodies my ‘Art as Dialogue’ vision statement. Both literally and figuratively, there is quite a lot happening in this piece. POINT OF VIEW memorializes a meeting between two prominent historical figures who fought on opposite sides of the French and Indian War – a worldwide conflict between two superpowers, England and France – and who put their differences aside for the greater good of all. As I created this sculpture, I intentionally wanted both figures to be viewed as equals. Their heads are at the same elevation. They are faced eye-to-eye. Guyasuta sits with his back against the west. Washington keeps his gaze toward that direction in deference to the westward push by colonists. They are listening to each other. They are having civil dialogue and putting their differences aside. That’s the story. That’s the lesson for us all, then and now.”
"Point of View" statue @ Mt Washington neighborhood - Pittsburgh
Point of View is a 2006 landmark public sculpture in bronze by James A. West, with the city of Pittsburgh in the background.
ARTIST DIALOGUE:
“POINT OF VIEW is an iconic piece with timeless relevance which truly embodies my ‘Art as Dialogue’ vision statement. Both literally and figuratively, there is quite a lot happening in this piece. POINT OF VIEW memorializes a meeting between two prominent historical figures who fought on opposite sides of the French and Indian War – a worldwide conflict between two superpowers, England and France – and who put their differences aside for the greater good of all. As I created this sculpture, I intentionally wanted both figures to be viewed as equals. Their heads are at the same elevation. They are faced eye-to-eye. Guyasuta sits with his back against the west. Washington keeps his gaze toward that direction in deference to the westward push by colonists. They are listening to each other. They are having civil dialogue and putting their differences aside. That’s the story. That’s the lesson for us all, then and now.”