Sublime and Beautiful Sunday Seaport Art Walk
This post is for #SublimeSunday is inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday is initiated by @ace108.
I often share on Sundays for these themes Birds or flowers but thought today I would do something different and share some art pieces that are part of the New Bedford Seaport Art Walk
Now I love when a city embraces art and hence love the whole concept of the seaport art walk, but as with many things in life it is subjective some may see some of these pieces as beautiful, some as sublime, and some as Hmmmm I just don't get it.
the Seaport artwalk was founded in 2013 by artist Jessica Bregoli, and is the city’s first large format outdoor public art installation. Each summer, sculpture and murals are strategically placed along New Bedford’s working waterfront and Seaport Cultural District.
so this year marks its tenth anniversary and they added some new pieces and brought back some pieces that had been on display before, I have shared a few of them, from this years installations and I think this post includes the ones I had not shared from recent walks checking them all out
Since she is the original founder of this artwalk I will start with the piece on display by Jessica Bregoli, entitles “Emily’s Bouquet” (2023): An intricate floral arrangement that pays homage to the beauty and transience of nature, honoring the person who helped spark Bregoli’s imagination along the waterfront. Which was a person names Emily Johns who she knew as a kid and they tended flower beds together
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The next piece is by Eric Lintala
and here is how it is described on the seaport art walk Page
Eric Lintala, “Memories Carried On A Wing, Homage to The Wampanoag Nation” (2023): A dramatic work that fuses both past and present, conveying a hopeful future through the many stories and memories of the Wampanoag Nation. From the artist: “The Wampanoag Nation have undergone a very difficult history after assisting pilgrims in the early 1600s. There were once 67 distinct tribal communities, today only 6 remain. The influence of the Wampanoag Nation can still be felt throughout southeastern Massachusetts, environmental practices and values that were taught to the settlers long ago still help inform all of us today. The large figure on the front side of the sculpture represents Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag Tribe at the time when the pilgrims first landed in Massachusetts. The large circular feathered headpiece is taken from an early undated engraving of chief Massasoit. The figure is flanked with painted images of handprints representing those that came before, a timeline represented by rectangular shapes along two parallel curving lines, and two zig-zag designs on the figure were taken from Native American clam shell belts. The backside of the sculpture is represented by a series of six small wings rising and a single large wing emerging from the dark interior of the cylindrical form, conveying a more hopeful and bright future with the many stories and memories of the Wampanoag Nation.
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the same piece from another angle
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This next piece is by Keith Francis and is entitles Glittering patterns
and here is how it is described on the seaport art walk Page
Keith Francis, “Glittering Patterns”: Open ocean reflecting “glittering patterns” of sunlight. New Bedford’s past, present and future is beholden to the ocean. The name “glitter pattern” implies a moving and changing phenomenon. Glitter patterns consist of many bright points of light that come and go, blending together to form a smooth path of glittering light when viewed at a distance. If you look closely at a glitter pattern, you can see individual points of light. Each of these points of light is a specular reflection of the sun, called a sun glint. Glints occur on the water where the local slope provides a direct specular reflection of the sun. Staring at the ocean actually changes our brain waves’ frequency and puts us into a mild meditative state. A study published in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s journal even found that blue is associated with a boost of creativity.
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Next up we have a piece by David Cardenas entitled lost in the wind
I am sure this is part of the art walk but I didn't find a description of it
I can confirm it is part of the art walk I found a map of the pieces and this was original displayed in 2019
and at the same time I found a couple of pieces I havent included int this post that I will share some other time when I have photos of them
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This next piece is also by Eric Lintala called I am the Walrus, I am the hunter and was created in 2010
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a coupleo f art pieces by Alana Berman-Gnivecki, entitles “Up Above and Down Below”
and here is how it is described on the seaport art walk Page
Alana Berman-Gnivecki, “Up Above and Down Below” (2023): A thought-provoking installation that juxtaposes the terrestrial and celestial realms, encouraging contemplation of the interconnectedness of all things. From the artist: “Every time I start a project, I study the botany, biology, and geology of my subject – all the -ologies, really – because, while I want my pieces to be beautiful, I also want them to be accurate. Art brings science to life and inspires people to connect to the natural world around them; when we understand more about our natural surroundings, we care more, we preserve more, and we become stewards for a future healthier world. In illustrating the marine ecology and habitat of Buzzard’s Bay and the Greater North Atlantic, I hope to illuminate the diverse beauty of our terrestrial and oceanic homes. My panels incorporate crushed mica from sediment in Maine to catch the glimmer of cresting waves and flecks of light underwater. I depict colonies of northern star coral, known for its resilience to climate change and ability to survive coral bleaching; bubblegum coral, which holds promise in the field of proteins for biomedicine; and sea lettuce and kelp, which offer food, shelter, and nursery to a diverse range of sea life. The roseate terns and northern gannets, birds that depend both on healthy skies and healthy seas, and the diving whale represent the bond between these two interconnected worlds: ‘Up Above and Down Below.'”
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this next Piece is entitled Moby Dick by Donna Dodson which was displayed in 2015 and is back this year
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the same piece from another angle
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and another shot from a different angle of Emily's Bouquet
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And that’s all folks
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