Park Sculptures 2017

On Wednesday 21st 2017 I participated in a tour organized by the Chicago Sculpture International. It took us as far as Garfield Park in the Southside of Chicago and up to Edgewater neighborhood in the Northside. It was a $20 tour that lasted two hours. We met at the Chicago Cultural Center and a trolley bus droves us. It was a sold out tour and among the riders there were the artists whom sculptures were going to see. One of them was Vivian Visser (www.vivianvisser.com)

Her work intrigued me- the three sculptures in view at Portage Park is a series of elongated vases created with woven branches and standing on an already existing cemented platform. As soon as I saw them, I felt moved by them. There are pleasing to the physical eye as well as to the spiritual realm and they have an air of Remedios Varo's work. They stand as an invitation to contemplate and meditate on nature and the meaning of safety in our lives.

In her art statement she states "... I see the shelter form as embodying the souls desire to retreat into a comforting and protective environment. The human experience is explored through natural materials..."

Flame Dancers

Frustration