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The Grumman Greenhouse is a piece of street art/public sculpture that sits in the walkway beside The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. The artist Jordan Griska bought the Grumman submarine bomber off of Ebay and repurposed it as a sculpture which encases a small greenhouse.
Lenfest Plaza | PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Here we have 5 bracketed images taken under different exposures, blended using Photomatix Pro. (Method: Exposure Fusion/Interior)
Image edited using Adobe Photoshop Elements with the Topaz Clarity (Interior Strong) filter applied.
The Grumman Greenhouse...a full-sized Navy Grumman Tracker S-2E airplane made to look as if it nose-dived into the middle of Cherry Street at Lenfest Plaza near the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in downtown Philadelphia. This awesome piece of art was created by graduate Jordan Griska. The cockpit of the plane is actually a working greenhouse powered by LED grow lights and solar panels located in the wings. This is the view from Broad Street looking west down Cherry Street at night... Cheers!
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Notice the optical illusion in the grid? It's the Hermann-grid illusion.
A while back a coworker of mine had suggested that I start watching a show called Air Crash Investigation on the Nat Geo Network. I really didn't have the time to fit it into my TV show rotation, I mean come on I have a newborn at home so I barely have enough spare time to watch my favorite shows now as it is.
Anyway, late one night I decided to to check it out on YouTube and I've been addicted ever since! Needless to say I haven't flown since I begun watching so my next flight should be an interesting experience because I'm certain that I'll be having nightmares from the show...
Ok, so clearly this photo reminds me of the show for apparent reasons but in case your scratching your head here's a little more info....
This photo which was taken outside of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. This actually Grunman S-2E Navy combat plane that artist Jordan Griska bought on eBay and converted the interior into a greenhouse in the shape of an ancient mastodon. The greenhouse lights are illuminating from the cockpit windows and the belly of the plane, which is now made of plexiglass. I highly recommend checking this out because it is as cool as it looks!
(5 exposure digital blend)
Oldenburg's Paint Torch and Griska's Grumman Greenhouse are the marquee features of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts' Lenfest Plaza
© Ray Skwire
I went back to re-shoot this tonight. 7 exposures each, -3 to 3, merged and tonemapped in Photomatix, post processing in Photoshop.
Yes.....this is an actual plane!
As we made our way down Broad Street last night, on our way to dinner downtown, Larry said to me "I have something cool to show you!" As we approached the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Larry pointed out my passenger window down an alley........and OMG! The shot in the comments was the first glimpse I had of it, and I immediately begged Larry to pull the car over so I could get some pics.
LOL.....I don't get down to the city much, and had never seen this before. You would think I'd be aware of something as bizarre as a plane sticking out of the pavement!
I knew it was supposed to be somebody's expression of art, and wondered about the gut reactions of the people when they 1st saw it. Would they be intrigued by the mere sight, or possibly disturbed?......so many horrible disasters could be brought to mind by such a sight.
When I went home the 1st thing I did was get on the internet to find some info.
What I found was most interesting......and made me understand and appreciate the concept of this sculpture better.
In the comment pic you can see the weird pink light coming from the cockpit, and splashing off the wall of the building.
I picked the B&W for the lead shot......thought it looked much more startling without the distraction of the unnatural lighting.
Here is the link for more info.
A former US military plane with the new mission to harbor plants
Grumman Greenhouse, is a sculpture by Philadelphia artist Jordan Griska commissioned by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) for the newly constructed Lenfest Plaza.
Grumman Tracker II was a 45-foot-long cold war era Naval plane with a 73’ wingspan, used to bomb submarines. Griska obtained the decommissioned plane and folded the metal of the nose and body of the plane so that it appears to be crumpling into the platform. In addition, he turned the existing sections of the plane into working greenhouses, leading to the name if the piece - Grumman Greenhouse.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States.
We need more crosswalks like this one here across Broad Street in front of the Convention Center in Philadelphia.
It's not at the corner, it's in the middle of the block. There should be more crosswalks in the middle of the block like this one here.
Grumman Greenhouse was designed by Philadelphia artist Jordan Griska and installed in Lenfest Plaza in August of 2011. Grumman S2F Tracker was a 45-foot-long cold war era Naval plane with a 73’ wingspan used to bomb submarines. Griska obtained the decommissioned plane and folded the metal of the nose and body of the plane so that it appears to have crashed into the platform, and turned the existing sections into working greenhouses.
A former US military plane with the new mission to harbor plants
Grumman Greenhouse, is a sculpture by Philadelphia artist Jordan Griska commissioned by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) for the newly constructed Lenfest Plaza.
Grumman Tracker II was a 45-foot-long cold war era Naval plane with a 73’ wingspan, used to bomb submarines. Griska obtained the decommissioned plane and folded the metal of the nose and body of the plane so that it appears to be crumpling into the platform. In addition, he turned the existing sections of the plane into working greenhouses, leading to the name if the piece - Grumman Greenhouse.
A former US military plane with the new mission to harbor plants
Grumman Greenhouse, is a sculpture by Philadelphia artist Jordan Griska commissioned by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) for the newly constructed Lenfest Plaza.
Grumman Tracker II was a 45-foot-long cold war era Naval plane with a 73’ wingspan, used to bomb submarines. Griska obtained the decommissioned plane and folded the metal of the nose and body of the plane so that it appears to be crumpling into the platform. In addition, he turned the existing sections of the plane into working greenhouses, leading to the name if the piece - Grumman Greenhouse.
Claes Oldenburg
Paint Torch installation
Lenfest Plaza
at Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts
August 20, 2011
Claes Oldenburg
Paint Torch installation
Lenfest Plaza
at Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts
August 20, 2011
Claes Oldenburg
Paint Torch installation
Lenfest Plaza
at Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts
August 20, 2011
Claes Oldenburg
Paint Torch installation
Lenfest Plaza
at Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts
August 20, 2011
Claes Oldenburg
Paint Torch installation
Lenfest Plaza
at Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts
August 20, 2011