Five new public artworks, inspired by the work of Alexander Calder, were installed throughout downtown Waterbury on May 24. The dedication was held yesterday, beginning with a reception for the artists at John Bale Books. I wasn't able to attend, but since I work downtown, I get to enjoy the new art regularly.
We had our first look at the artwork last year during an
open studio on Freight Street. Since then, the sculptures have been getting their finishing touches (and color) at White Welding.
They lend themselves to interesting photography, and they add a modern flair to downtown.
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| Rebirth by William Papaleo, Library Park |
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| Rebirth by William Papaleo, Library Park |
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| View of Library Park through Rebirth by William Papaleo |
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| Mare Nostrum by Edoardo Giannattasio, YMCA |
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| Mare Nostrum by Edoardo Giannattasio, YMCA |
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| Detail of Mare Nostrum by Edoardo Giannattasio, with the sculpture of Lt. Father Thomas Michael Conway by Andrew Chernak in the background. |
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| The Off Beat by Deborah Napolitano, at the Buckingham Parking Garage, where an actual Calder was once on view (more on that in my next post) |
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| The Off Beat by Deborah Napolitano, looking out to Grand Street |
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| Detail of The Off Beat by Deborah Napolitano, which is a two-part sculpture. |
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The Sleeping Giant by Vincenzo Liguori, South Main Street,
diagonally across from the Cool Waters mural
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| The Sleeping Giant by Vincenzo Liguori, South Main Street |
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| The Sleeping Giant by Vincenzo Liguori, South Main Street |
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The Horn by Raffaele Falcone, Staywell Health Center, Phoenix Avenue
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| Detail of The Horn by Raffaele Falcone |
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| The Horn by Raffaele Falcone, Staywell Health Center, Phoenix Avenue |
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| Detail of The Horn by Raffaele Falcone |
1 comment:
Dear Raechel Guest, good evening! I looked at your photos of the sculptures and was very pleased. I have been in the USA for a short time, I do not know English well, but I have always been interested in the history of different cities: their buildings, monuments, sculptures. And finally, I came across your page with these photos. I am very grateful to you for your work, apparently, not done in one day. I myself publish photos on Facebook, but I do not just post them, but I try to give at least a minimum of information about them. I am interested in how you know the names of the authors of the sculptures and the names of the sculptures? After all, there are no explanatory signs near them ... I have not seen all the sculptures with my own eyes, but I will definitely try to see them. Therefore, I thank you again for the addresses of their location. I was next to the sculptures that you called "Renaissance" and "Sleeping Giant" on their bases I saw the words "WP" and "a mia mather" - "to my mother". I would like to clarify the source of your names, if possible? Once again, thank you very much! for your work! You are a very valuable person!
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