Category Archives: Art

Statue of Responsibility

Posted on 12-January-2012 by

One of the main subjects of this blog has been monumental, outdoor works of art.  So far, I’ve only written about existing works.  But this entry deals with a proposed work:  the Statue of Responsibility.  According to the project website: The Statue … Continue reading →

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Undersea Sculptures in Cancun, Mexico

Posted on 02-January-2012 by

I have an interest in outdoor environmental and/or monumental art.  For this reason, I was particularly interested in the following short article (written by the artist Jason deCaires Taylor) that appeared in NG (Jan 2012): Submerged in transparent ocean waters [near … Continue reading →

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BYU, Rembrandt, and the Face of Christ

Posted on 24-October-2011 by

A small but exciting show called “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” moved from the Paris Louvre, the show’s first venue, to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and subsequently to the Detroit Institute of Arts.  The exhibit highlights Rembrandt’s images of Christ as we tend … Continue reading →

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St. Francis and the Kearns’ Statue

Posted on 17-October-2011 by

An injured welder recently donated a large statue of St. Francis to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kearns, Utah.  Michael Peery spent 2 years creating the statue and 13 years trying to sell it.  According to Mike Gorrell, writing in … Continue reading →

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St. Francis, President Kimball, and Birds

Posted on 17-October-2011 by

When I was on my Mormon mission in France, I developed a deep affection for St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), one of the most venerated of all Catholic saints.  In fact, I purchased a biography of the saint and read it … Continue reading →

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A Modern-day Noah’s Ark

Posted on 17-August-2011 by

For some reason, I’ve always had a fascination for those who do crazy things.  And this is certainly one of the craziest. Johan Huibers has constructed a modern-day ark along the waterfront in Dordrecht, Netherlands.  It’s taken 3 years of his … Continue reading →

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Bathing Beauty

Posted on 07-August-2011 by

A 4-meters-high and 30-meters-long statute was recently on 10-day display in Hamburg Lake, Germany.  The artist, Olivier Voss, is responsible for this giant styrofoam-and-steel lady.  And no, this not a prop left over from the recent box-office bomb Gulliver’s Travels. You have got to … Continue reading →

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Rembrandt and the Face of Christ

Posted on 06-August-2011 by

According to Richard Lacayo writing in Time magazine (15 Aug 2011): In “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus,” a small but choice show that just moved from the Louvre, the show’s first venue, to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and … Continue reading →

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Utah’s Unitarians

Posted on 01-August-2011 by

The following fascinating letter to the editor was printed in the SLTrib (29 Jul 2011): Salt Lake City’s First Unitarian Church congratulates This Is The Place Heritage Park for honoring a bevy of religious denominations that made Utah their home … Continue reading →

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Svalbard’s Vault, Doomsday Insurance + Art

Posted on 22-July-2011 by

Located “way up North,” above the Artic Circle, is Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which officially opened 26 Feb 2008.  It was become the most diverse collection of food crop seeds anywhere on Earth. Also known as the “Doomsday Seed … Continue reading →

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