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"Male Figure of Balzac"    Public Art. Palm Springs Ca. Palm Canyon Drive, 2010

Public Art is one of the most rewarding ways for a Contemporary Artist to present Modern Sculpture. It is not tucked away in a Private Art Collectors Collection for a selected few few to see, but available to be viewed on a daily basis by all. Monumental Sculpture lends itself well to Public Art. It’s size is a perfect compliment to Sculpture Gardens, Landscaping or Architectural Sites when strategically placed. This Contemporary Sculpture tittled “Male Figure Balzac” is a Painted Steel Sculpture and was placed at Palm Canyon Drive and San Andreas Road by The Palm Springs Public Art Council in California. It is now a permanent addition to the Palm Springs Public Art Collection and was installed in 2009. Modern Contemporary Sculpture or Abstract Sculpture can be a little difficult for the average person to understand. One must take the time to slow down and view Contemporary Sculpture from all angles to really fully experience it. With a little time even the novice Fine Art viewer of Modern Art may discover new ways of seeing the World. I advise everyone to support and take the time to discover Public Art Sculpture. Contemporary Art is a signpost of Modern Culture and should be enjoyed by everyone. As History has shown us, Fine Art is usually the yard stick which a Culture’s involvement is measured in History. Take the time to view and enjoy Public Art, it can be a lasting and great enrichment to ones Life when one takes the time to view things from a new perspective.

This Public Sculpture was named “Male figure of Balzac” inspired by a sculpture by Rodin I saw as child at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. Rodin’s sculpture was heavy handed and his sculpture of Balzac a early French Playwright from the late 1800’s inspired many Contemporary writers from the 20th Century. Balzac was one of the first writers to bring life to inanimate objects such as the street. Rodin’s rendition showed Balzac showed him with his head turned peering over his shoulder. I got similar feeling from this Modern Abstract Sculpture when completed. My work often takes on anthropomorphic qualities, perhaps because of its monolithic compositions.