Olympic Sculpture Park Subjective Map Term Paper

There were no leaves, no fruit just the dead frame. So, while it does copy nature, it does not seem to accurately portray nature's beauty, but rather its complexity and weakness.

I almost missed the mirror sculpture because it blends so perfectly into the park. The stainless steel is polished to a mirror finish and placed in a garden, so all you really see is the garden. The only way that the sculpture caught my eye was the reflection of the sun.

Richard Serra's plate sculpture attracted the most attention from children so far. The children enjoyed running between the plates and peeking out from behind. It was a great reminder that art is meant to be experienced, not just viewed. The plates were so enormous compared with the children that it also gave a great reference for the immensity of the sculpture.

As I kept walking I encountered another bench statue. This one was steel painted a reflective black.It formed nearly an enclosed square except for one half of one side was missing, opening it up for entrance. It seemed as though the benches usefulness outweighed its artistic effect as the entire bench was filled with people talking, resting and even eating. It seems as though the people had become part of the sculpture.

I loved the eye benches. Those were my favorite. I literally did a double take as I passed the statutes, barely believing someone used the eye as the focal point of their sculpture. Once again, these were very popular with children who enjoyed looking at, climbing on and sitting on the eye benches.

The father/son fountain was a lovely touch tot he park as well. I find it interesting that it was near the eyeball statues, but all the statues were facing outward from the fountain, as though to give the father and son privacy......