Grounds for Sculpture – Sculptures in or near the visitor’s center

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After “Confrontational Vulnerability“, I think that this was the first sculpture I saw. It’s by Seward Johnson, and it’s called “King Lear”. It’s 20 feet tall and stands just outside the Visitor’s Center.

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Detail of “King Lear”

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“Space, Conquer or Die – Swiatowid” by Andrzej Pitynski

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In the lobby of the Visitor’s Center. I’m afraid I didn’t get the name.

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Model for Redon’s Fantasy of Venus by Seward Johnson.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II

Grounds for Sculpture – Overview

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I recently went to Grounds for Sculpture, about a two-hour drive away in new Jersey. According to its website, Grounds for Sculpture is:

” A MUSEUM, SCULPTURE GARDEN, AND ARBORETUM WHERE ART AND NATURE ARE ALWAYS AT PLAY.

Outdoors, nearly 300 contemporary sculptures are sited across 42 landscaped acres. Indoors, temporary exhibitions from established and emerging artists are featured in six galleries. Engaging and educational programs for all ages are offered year-round, and may include lectures from top minds, hands-on workshops, tours, concerts, and performances.

Grounds For Sculpture was founded by artist and philanthropist Seward Johnson. It opened in 1992 on the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds and was a natural extension of its predecessor, The Johnson Atelier. Hundreds of artists studied and produced work at the Atelier, and Johnson saw the potential of the neighboring bygone fairgrounds as a place where artwork could be sited within the landscape, and visitors could delight in discovering contemporary sculpture.”

The Sculpture above is located by the Center for the Arts. I believe it’s called: “A Turn of the Century“.

Not surprisingly Johnson’s sculptures are quite controversial (See: Art Now and Then: Seward Johnson II)

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II