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Tom Otterness sculpture found on 56th St. between 5th and 6th Aves.
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"The Marriage of Money and Real Estate" is a series of sculptures created by Tom Otterness and installed along the shoreline of Roosevelt Island in the East River
Another piece from artist Tom Otterness art installation "The Real World" at Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City
On the lawn of the US Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis is a series of sculptures by Tom Otterness.
The sculptures are called "Rockman". There are several of these fanciful creatures on the lawn.
This little 'rockman' is taking a picture of a tall 'rockman'.
Scheveningen - Netherlands
The bronze statues which line the boulevard in Scheveningen are the work of American artist Tom Otterness. He created twenty three separate collections for the project ‘SprookjesBeelden aan Zee‘ (Fairytale Sculptures by the Sea) for the Museum Beelden aan Zee in 2004.
The sculptures are designed using simple geometric shapes, many with big round heads and thin tubular legs. They range from sweet and charming to bizarre and disturbing. Some are easily identifiable to the children’s story from which they were inspired while others come from Dutch culture.
Les statues de bronze qui bordent le boulevard de Scheveningen sont l'œuvre de l'artiste américain Tom Otterness. Il a créé vingt-trois collections distinctes pour le projet « SprookjesBeelden aan Zee » (Sculptures de conte de fées au bord de la mer) pour le Musée Beelden aan Zee en 2004.
Les sculptures sont conçues à l'aide de formes géométriques simples, dont beaucoup ont de grosses têtes rondes et de fines jambes tubulaires. Ils vont de doux et charmant à bizarre et dérangeant. Certains sont facilement identifiables à l'histoire pour enfants dont ils se sont inspirés tandis que d'autres sont issus de la culture néerlandaise.
A fabulous multiple slide sculpture for kids at the Silver Towers playground on West 42nd Street. Created by Tom Otterness And there's a fenced dog run in the back.
Description in English and Dutch:
English
Tom Otterness is a very influential American sculptor known for his funny fairytale sculptures. His sculptures can be seen in museums as well as in the open air in several cities. You can find works of him in Valencia, Dallas, New York, Jerusalem and a number of other cities around the world. That is also the case in The Hague. At the boulevard of Scheveningen there is a section with a number of very large sculptures and a number of small ones. In general, his masterpieces consist of round shapes in combination with tubes. I had already uploaded the angry mother sculpture here last year. The bronze sculpture of this photo is very tall and it involves Gulliver being tied up by the people of Lilliput. In the first part of Jonathan Swift's famous book ‘Gulliver’s travels’, the highly imaginative protagonist Gulliver leaves for his first journey and ends up on the island of Lilliput. Very small people live there. He was tied up and captured by the smart and brave Lilliputians. The sculpture was made very large, because it was a giant to the people of Lilliput. By the way, it is very well thought of by writer Swift that in the second story of Gulliver's travels it is just the opposite in terms of length. In that story Gulliver is much smaller than the inhabitants in that area and the roles are reversed.
Nederlands
Tom Otterness is een zeer invloedrijke beeldhouwer die bekend staat om zijn grappige sprookjesachtige sculpturen. Zijn sculpturen zijn in meerdere steden zowel in musea als in de openlucht te zien . Zo zijn er ondermeer kunstwerken te vinden in Valencia, Dallas, New York, Jeruzalem en nog een aantal steden in de hele wereld. Bij de boulevard van Scheveningen in Den Haag is er een gedeelte ingericht met een aantal hele grote sculpturen en aantal kleine. Over het algemeen bestaan zijn meesterwerken uit ronde vormen in combinatie met buizen. Ik had vorig jaar al een keer het ‘Mama is boos’ kunstwerk geupload hier. Het bronzen sculptuur van deze foto is erg lang en het gaat om Gulliver die is vastgebonden door de mensen van Lilliput. In het eerste deel van het beroemde boek van Jonathan Swift ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, gaat de zeer tot de verbeelding sprekende hoofdpersoon Gulliver op ontdekkingsreis en beland hij na een aantal tegenslagen op het eiland Lilliput. Daar wonen echter hele kleine mensen. Door de slimme en dappere Lilliputters wordt hij vastegebonden en gevangen genomen. Het sculptuur is erg groot gemaakt, omdat hij voor de mensen in Lilliput een reus was. Het is trouwens erg goed bedacht van schrijver Swift dat in het tweede verhaal van ‘Gulliver's travels’ het juist omgekeerd is qua lengte. In dat verhaal is hij veel kleiner dan de inwoners in het nieuwe gebied en zijn de rollen omgedraaid.
It never ceases to amaze me how clever subway fare beaters, formerly known as "turnstile jumpers" are.
When the subway still used tokens to gain entrance to the trains the fare beaters would insert a straw into the fare slot and suck up the tokens.
When the city started using Metrocards instead they issued a monthly card for $70.00, which allowed unlimited rides for the month as long as there was a 15 minute interval between card use. Sooooooo... a group of generally young men would purchase several monthly cards, stand at the turnstile and wait for a rider who didn't want to wait on the long line at the ticket booth. They charged this rider $2.00 per switching cards until the 15 minute period passed. You do the math.
This was LEGAL, but the MTA caught on and changed the law to make this money making scheme ILLEGAL! Wish I'd thought of that!
A cat is tied and carried along a penny inlaid road followed by a workman pushing a cart filled with coins. Power, control, or just plain greed? This is the first violent installation I've seen from artist Tom Otterness. The violence takes place along the Hudson River where other serene bronze characters sit with their feet dangling in the river or viewing the Statue of Liberty through binoculars.
This group of work is titled "In the Real World" and can be found in a playground in the Rockefeller Park section of Battery Park where children can climb or sit on many of the installations . I'd love to hear how the parents describe these sculptures to their children...
Sculpture "Immigrant Family" near Union Station, Toronto, Ontario. The whimsical sculpture dates to 2007 and is by artist Tom Otterness
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No bluffs. ;^)
A crow, a raccoon and a badger playing poker.
If I remember correctly, the concealed one across from the badger is a frog,
The bronze works of artist Tom Otterness are everywhere; in the NYC subway system, in it's parks, on Flickr, and on the internet, so I won't bore you by posting the numerous photos I took today of his bronzes found on the 14th Street, 8th subway station (A, C, E trains) on my way to the infamous meat packing district of Manhattan.
Titled "Life Underground," most figures represent life in NYC, but with a dark edge. Supposedly, the money bag heads on some of the figures alludes to the corruption that surrounded the building of the NYC subway system.
On the lawn of the US Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis is a series of sculptures by Tom Otterness.
The sculptures are called "Rockman". There are several of these fanciful creatures on the lawn.
.... is preparing to attack a cat crouching on a wall and preparing to pounce on some birds eating.....
The fairytale sculptures on the boulevard of Scheveningen can be visited for free and are more than worth a visit.
Crying Giant, Tom Otterness
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
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Crying Giant, Tom Otterness
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Minolta Autocord, Rokkor 75mm f/3.5
Fuji Provia 100F
f/5.6, 1/100
Definately one of my most favorite discoveries in the subways. Amazing that a bronze ball with 2 dots and a line could look so expressive...
The 14th street station, which was our home station.
An tiny element of one of the sculptures from Tom Otterness in Scheveningen together with some pigeons
Around the 14th St and 8th Av subway station, an Art Installation of over 130 bronze sculptures. "Life Underground" by Tom Otterness. 14th Street and 8th Avenue Subway Station (A, C, E, and L trains), Manhattan, NYC.
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Justin
“I says to myself them guys been drinking,” Mr. May began. “I’ll go down there,” he continued, “And prove to youse guys that there ain’t no alligators in my sewers.”
--Teddy May, Superintendent of City Sewers, 1935
14th Street Station
New York City
Crying Giant, a bronze sculpture by Tom Otterness, at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri.
Taken during our 2015 Western road trip. Others from this trip are in the Album www.flickr.com/photos/thadz/albums/72157660032324601
www.kemperart.org/collection/crying-giant
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