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Grounds for Sculpture – II

October 23, 2012 by still a dreamer

People … there are lots of people in the Grounds for Sculpture, and they’re not just patrons of the arts, but statuary in many different styles and materials.  Here I’m featuring some random sculptures I particularly like. Let’s take a look at who’s in the garden … or on the way to the Grounds.

Something so enjoyable for me was the placement of sculptures all along the route from the highway exit right up to the admission gates. It’d be hard to get lost – just follow the sculpture! As you drive off the exit, there are two young people, pointing across the road …

And what they’re pointing at is a possibly 30′ tall sculpture of American Gothic, the famous painting, below.

What I found incredibly appealing is that there are life-size sculptures of people everywhere, presumably by the same artist. As you drive further towards the grounds, you see a dad helping his son learning to ride his bicycle in front of the town post office. And then as we walked the grounds …

We turned a corner and came upon this couple relaxing on the ground in some quiet shade. They, too, are sculptures, so lifelike it took a moment to be sure.

Tucked in a shady corner was a lovely bronze of a woman in the bath …

And along a path a more modern take of a person sitting …

As we approached the Grounds for Sculpture‘s restaurant, Rat’s, there was a pond to our left, with a sculpted head surrounded by mist, reflecting the slanted rays of afternoon sun.

As we walked further, we noticed another of the lifelike and life-size human sculptures, a woman bathing by the edge of a pond in the forest. The whole setting was just exquisite.

A close-up of the bather oblivious of all around her, also surrounded by soft mist.

The Grounds for Sculpture is its own world. What I also noticed is that every piece of art has lights in the ground at its base. I can only imagine how magical it must be here at night. Perhaps another trip back.

Next post … Renoir, Monet and more.

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  1. on October 23, 2012 at 6:54 pm home, garden, life

    Jeanne- quite bizarre–even scary!

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    • on October 24, 2012 at 9:14 am still a dreamer

      Coming upon the couple lying in the shade, I must say I really jumped! But then it became more fascinating … sometimes a little eerie, yes. 🙂

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  2. on October 25, 2012 at 3:41 am aleafinspringtime

    Hi Jeanne! I loved the one of the couple on the ground. For a moment there they looked so real! It is lovely but I suppose wandering about in the evening would make me feel a bit jumpy! 😀 Beautiful works. Sharon

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    • on October 25, 2012 at 9:38 am still a dreamer

      I might feel a bit jumpy, too, if they sometimes startle me in daylight. Still … it would be pretty amazing. And I’d never go alone!!
      Jeanne

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