{"id":19721,"date":"2014-10-23T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T07:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/?p=19721"},"modified":"2014-10-23T00:01:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T07:01:53","slug":"the-olympic-sculpture-park-an-artful-stroll-on-seattles-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/the-olympic-sculpture-park-an-artful-stroll-on-seattles-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"The Olympic Sculpture Park — An Artful Stroll on Seattle’s Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sculpture<\/a>
“Seattle Cloud Cover,” by Teresita Fernandez, 2006, lines a pedestrian bridge. The artist used photographic material layered between glass. Big disappointment — she photographed the clouds over Miami for this art work, not Seattle’s famous rainmakers. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Barbara Falconer Newhall<\/em><\/p>\n

Photographing Seattle\u2019s Olympic Sculpture Park was fun. Even more fun was downloading all my wannabe works of photo art and poring over over them for hours on end.\u00a0 Especially the photos I took of Teresita Fernandez’s magical, elusive glass wall, “Seattle Cloud Cover.” And Mark di Suvero’s steely “Schubert Sonata.”<\/p>\n

Which shot of the di Suvero steel sculpture hovering over the park path was better? The one with the sky in the background, or the one with the waters of Puget Sound? (The sky.)<\/p>\n

Which of the photos of Teresita Fernandez\u2019 mysterious \u201cSeattle Cloud Cover\u201d captured the play<\/p>\n

\""Schubert<\/a>
“Schubert Sonata,” by Mark di Suvero, 1992. Steel painted and unpainted. The photo with the sky had the best light.\u00a0 Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

of light through the layers of glass and photographic materials? (None. Which means I\u2019ll have to post a bunch and hope for the best.)<\/p>\n

The Olympic Sculpture Park<\/a> was greeted with reservations by some locals because it took out a beloved old train barn. But the setting is as artful and some of the sculpture is pretty cool. It’s<\/p>\n

\""Seattle<\/a>
Pedestrian walk and “Seattle Cloud Cover.” Photos by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Detail<\/a>
Detail of\u00a0 “Seattle Cloud Cover” with glimpse of the Space Needle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

a nice little stroll up and down and over and back, which brisk walkers can do in minutes and art lovers and picnickers can splurge an afternoon on.<\/p>\n

As I write, son Peter is on his way here for a quickie three-day visit. He\u2019ll stay in the guest room where I\u2019ve stored his little kid furniture along with his shiney herd of soccer and chess trophies<\/p>\n

\""Seattle<\/a>
A pedestrian bridge with Fernandez’ “Seattle Cloud Cover” spans old city railroad tracks. The tall white shape at left is a 2014 addition to the park, “Echo” by James Plensa. It’s 46 feet tall,13,000 pounds, and is made of resin, steel and marble dust. Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and his shelves and shelves of books from high school and college. (If I ship those books to Minneapolis for him, will that mean he\u2019s left home for good?)<\/p>\n

Whatever happens to the books, I want to have time to spend with Peter this week, so I won\u2019t be writing a long post here. I\u2019ll just go through the photos from the trip Jon and I took to Seattle over the summer, and post a few.<\/p>\n

A risky strategy, of course. The photos could turn out to be too much fun. They could eat up the day, and when Peter arrives his little kid bed won’t be made.<\/p>\n

More Olympic Sculpture Park photos at “Olympic Sculpture Park Photos — Cool art, Really Cool Park.”<\/a>\u00a0 There’s another cool pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas; see it at “The Ghost of 300 Million Drought-Killed Trees Hovers Over a Lake in Texas.”<\/a> Another of my favorite places is “Pentwater, Michigan — A Small Town on a Big Lake.”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\""Seattle<\/a>
Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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