For one of my photo classes, I've had to observe, document and analyze a number of public art installations around Seattle. Yesterday, for example, I took the brand new light rail from the International District to the airport and documented what I saw along the way. I got off at the Tukwila station and explored the art in more depth.
Overall observation: There's a fair bit of public art in Seattle (much more than I'd ever noticed) but most of it is not particularly good. I don't know why that is. Public art, unlike other forms of art, really has to be pretty accessible to most and has to have a time-less quality. In fact, much of the art I've seen feels dated.
As I embark on my project to provide images for the bus shelters in Seattle, I'm learning more and more what not to do and have very few examples of art that actually works. Daunting.
Here's one of the better pieces I saw yesterday (A Drop of Sustenance, Tad Savinar):
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