tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post6288371144400837902..comments2023-11-05T03:41:06.111-08:00Comments on Things to Ponder: Sunday Art Review: Sculpture from the Palm Springs Art MuseumRick Rockhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06856000993966687796noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-22938029900193523692008-02-02T17:41:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:41:00.000-08:00Number five looks like a Henry Moore. Did you know...Number five looks like a Henry Moore. Did you know that Henry Moore's sculptures were influenced by his love of sheep? Literally. He kept a lot of sheep on his land and kept large sculptures out there for the sheep to rub against. (Their wool gets itchy and they love a good scritch-scratch.) While sculpting, he'd keep in mind what would make a nice rubbing/scratching point. My favorite art history professor once told me that story. She'd been a friend of the Moore family. I've no way of knowing if it's 100% true but it makes for a wonderful story and, to me, also makes Moore's pieces truly beautiful and thoughtful. <BR/><BR/>P.L. Frederick (<A HREF="http://smallandbig.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">SMALL & big</A>)P.L. Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598443239343593305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-6864514330684250582008-01-29T11:24:00.000-08:002008-01-29T11:24:00.000-08:00No. 5 is my favourite Rick. To me it's much warme...No. 5 is my favourite Rick. To me it's much warmer than the other sculptures probably because of the stained wood effect. It somehow reminds me of melted chocolate!Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524989873664135095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-7474347554678716982008-01-28T18:06:00.000-08:002008-01-28T18:06:00.000-08:00I definitely like the flowing, organic feeling of ...I definitely like the flowing, organic feeling of No. 5 the best. Is it a Henry Moore?Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-12196137615012787522008-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:002008-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:00I like number 5. The curvaceous, shiny surfaces i...I like number 5. The curvaceous, shiny surfaces invite you to run your hands all over it.<BR/><BR/>Secondarily, I like number one simply because the ancient Cycladic sculptures are as modern as Picasso was thousands of years later. The mind boggles. And indeed, those modernists were great fans of primitive, ancient and tribal art.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-23863764442213706322008-01-28T12:02:00.000-08:002008-01-28T12:02:00.000-08:00#5#5whimsical brainpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158339502955458999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-77222599876440757842008-01-28T07:50:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:50:00.000-08:00I agree with the others...#5 is my favourite...it ...I agree with the others...#5 is my favourite...it looks so smooth and glossy, it makes me wanna caress it...lol.Canadian flakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994909147845893087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-69459480988701857822008-01-27T23:30:00.000-08:002008-01-27T23:30:00.000-08:00#5, could be part photo quality, but my father-out...#5, could be part photo quality, but my father-out-law painted something very similar, in black,light blue and dark blue/black that we have hanging since his death and I see something unique each time I look at it. Thanks for sharing.Diane J Standifordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862850657925658079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-65262617245656887922008-01-27T21:48:00.000-08:002008-01-27T21:48:00.000-08:00I've come back here to look at this a few times. #...I've come back here to look at this a few times. #5 almost looks like a pelvis. I say almost because not really, but if you took a pelvic cradle and picked it up and looked at it through the hip socket-- could it look like #5? I almost want to fly down there and walk around it and get a better look. (I 100% want to fly down there and experience your sunshine and palm trees! Forget the statue!)Tea N. Crumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399889311375477109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-5743854956126871722008-01-27T17:32:00.000-08:002008-01-27T17:32:00.000-08:00#5 is my pic :)#5 is my pic :)Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916455093658658503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-25020138386984592022008-01-27T16:33:00.000-08:002008-01-27T16:33:00.000-08:00Number 5 is my favorite...something motherly about...Number 5 is my favorite...something motherly about it..plus it doesn't seem as cold as the others..<BR/><BR/>Happy Sunday!!!!<BR/>Always,<BR/>Crusty~CRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-27764785199944258902008-01-27T14:48:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:48:00.000-08:00Handsome picture :) Nice wide stance too... Just ...Handsome picture :) Nice wide stance too... Just don't go using any airport bathrooms! ;) <BR/><BR/>Nice collection of photos.Jimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425168945952091743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-82561198629925069452008-01-27T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:31:00.000-08:00I think that my vote would be for #2, also. Dunno ...I think that my vote would be for #2, also. Dunno why, exactly, it just seems to pull me in.Biddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745873261311850810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-91395878977308996442008-01-27T13:48:00.000-08:002008-01-27T13:48:00.000-08:00Well sorry to be boring but 5 is my favourite too....Well sorry to be boring but 5 is my favourite too. I like the sencuousness of the curves and the artists use of negative space.cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075735967153709260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-416343093435021082008-01-27T12:39:00.000-08:002008-01-27T12:39:00.000-08:00I have to say that although I was lured in by #5, ...I have to say that although I was lured in by #5, which certainly has a mother/child feel to it, I kept going back to the ROUNDNESS of #2....and the highly polished dark stone (is it marble?) against the lighter color - I have to put my vote in for #2!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434322752121785631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-24288649825853103692008-01-27T11:00:00.000-08:002008-01-27T11:00:00.000-08:00Number 2! It reminds me of the planet Krypton for...Number 2! It reminds me of the planet Krypton for some reason...captain corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782650450297504567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-55361163398566800822008-01-27T09:22:00.000-08:002008-01-27T09:22:00.000-08:00Definitely #2!Definitely #2!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986516761652379541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-1723781428896486782008-01-27T09:18:00.000-08:002008-01-27T09:18:00.000-08:00I like #5 the best! :) And the name-it's...so ava...I like #5 the best! :) And the name-it's...so avant gardeMaggie Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924053807057800082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-39472102485819958082008-01-27T09:16:00.000-08:002008-01-27T09:16:00.000-08:00hands down number five!!! it looks like a mother a...hands down number five!!! it looks like a mother and child to me...<BR/><BR/>smiles, beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-19564871794598131202008-01-27T05:27:00.000-08:002008-01-27T05:27:00.000-08:00i like #5 best. i like its fluid shapes. it look...i like #5 best. i like its fluid shapes. it looks like someone froze the insides of a lava lamp.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-65497186908284834422008-01-27T04:49:00.000-08:002008-01-27T04:49:00.000-08:00No 3, which I would call 'reclining woman'...No 3, which I would call 'reclining woman'...Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-39463829376517825392008-01-27T02:35:00.000-08:002008-01-27T02:35:00.000-08:00Number 5. You just want to run your hands over it!...Number 5. You just want to run your hands over it!!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8620940070153527301.post-26313038645761015442008-01-27T00:18:00.000-08:002008-01-27T00:18:00.000-08:00#2 makes me think of those places at souvenir stan...#2 makes me think of those places at souvenir stands where you stand behind them with your head poking out and there is a body of a character on the other side. You and Jason need to pose like that, "Look! We are sculptures!"<BR/><BR/>#4 reminds me of Peter Herring's drawings in the mid 1980's. Do you remember him? <BR/><BR/>I think I like #5 the best-- it's curvey. I like how the light shows off it and reflects.Tea N. Crumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399889311375477109noreply@blogger.com