When I was in college, studying art, I used say that orchestral music was one of the most complex forms of art, since it required so many participants for a work of art to be created, including the composer who dreams it all up, the various orchestra instruments and their players, with lifetimes of practice each, the conductor and the theater where the concert takes place. That’s a lot of coordination.
In comparison, a lowly painter like I can just paint something in his painting corner and hang it up on a wall.
Here I found another kind of art which is completely new and entirely different from anything you have seen before, applying many different skills, from planning, storyboarding, drawing, painting, photography and online publishing, with an amazing amount of man-hours of work.
See for yourself and check out BluBlu. Make sure you have 8 minutes of time and click on the arrow to run the video.
Another art form? Yes, by all means. In this case, it requires a massive amount of equipment, planning, probably patience, since dogs and sheep are involved, technology, video, and great amounts of communication. See for yourself.
Last weekend we went to the desert to see the wildflowers and hang out with friends who have a weekend home in Borrego Springs. There are dozens of giant metal sculptures sprinkled over private property in Borrego. Here is one of them. It reminds me a lot of the Griffis Sculpture Park.
Last week an old friend and I went to back to visit Griffis Sculpture Park in Cattaraugus County, New York. I was there almost ten years ago. There were many new sculptures, or perhaps I had forgotten much.
The park now has its own web site. The site just got “upgraded” in July, it seems, and sadly, most of the content of the sculptures is now gone (or not there yet) so it’s of little use other than for promotional purposes.
Many years ago a sculptor started placing his metal statues in the woods. There are many acres of terrain, and as you walk the hiking paths, you’ll encounter a giant spider with ten foot long legs, a life size giraffe, all manner of animals, but also humanoid figures of giant size. There are surprises everywhere, and I am sure I have not seen 10 percent of all the sculptures.
Being an artist myself, I admire the founder and his successors. This is how art should be done. If your art are giant metal sculptures weighing thousands of pounds, this is the gallery to display them.
Here I am, posing with one of the statues right by one of the main roads into the park:
And here looking through the belly of another one:
Norbert Through the Belly
If you find yourself in Western New York with a few hours of extra time, visit Griffis. Chances are you are the only one there, you get in a nice walk and you leave inspired.
Posted by Norbert Haupt 
Posted by Norbert Haupt 
Posted by Norbert Haupt 
