Sunday, June 07, 2009
Sculptures and Paintings among the Trees
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Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Located in the foothills, off Skyline Road, in Woodside, California, is the Djerassi Resident Artists Program center established by Dr. Carl Djerassi.
A recent visit to the center with a group of friends was a very rewarding experience. The program is an example of how funding by private individuals can promote and nurture artistic creations. Full details of the program are available at http://www.djerassi.org/
A few photographs follow.
Contemplator, 2004, by Yusuke Toda
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© MusafirMy favorite. A simple post embedded in redwood, it made me think of teachings of Zen masters. The part bound by spiral of rope, will expose red painted surface when the rope decays and distinegrates.
--Reiho Masunaga, The Soto Approach to Zen
Title unknown - by Derek Jackson
© MusafirThe Nest, 1997 by Cynthia Harper
© MusafirOrpheus Coyote and friends, 1999, by William King
© MusafirSkin of Dreams, 1999, by Sung-Joon Hwang
© MusafirDialog, 2004, by Roland Mayer
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Vanishing Ship, 1989, by John Roloff
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Droog, 2003, by Blane De St. Croix
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Sylvan Steps, 1987, by David Nash
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Spirit of a Dead Father, 1996, by Tome Adzievski
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From Palo Cagao to Palo Alto, 2001, by Liset Castillo
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El Niño, 1998, by Walter Robinson
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Faeries,2002, by Derek Jackson
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Looking out from inside the Old Barn
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Quotations added by the author of this post.
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© MusafirVanishing Ship, 1989, by John Roloff
© MusafirDroog, 2003, by Blane De St. Croix
© MusafirSylvan Steps, 1987, by David Nash
© MusafirSpirit of a Dead Father, 1996, by Tome Adzievski
© MusafirFrom Palo Cagao to Palo Alto, 2001, by Liset Castillo
© MusafirEl Niño, 1998, by Walter Robinson
© MusafirNote: The red sphere on the ground was originally at the top of the right side of the structure.
Faeries,2002, by Derek Jackson
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"Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine."
--Magdalena Abakanowicz
The Old Barn--Magdalena Abakanowicz
© MusafirLooking out from inside the Old Barn
© MusafirGorgeous setting for the artists and their creations
© MusafirA beautiful Madrone tree
© MusafirOn the way back, picnic at the top of Windy Hill
© MusafirQuotations added by the author of this post.
