Field Observation Paper

For my field experience, I visited the See Art Orlando sculptures at Lake Eola. The mode of my field experience were the statues that I observed. The genre of See Art Orlando is contemporary and modern art. There are eight sculptures that were installed as part of See Art Orlando, but I only observed the ones that were near or on Lake Eola. Therefore, I ended up observing six of the eight unique sculptures. The names of the sculptures are Astrogenesis II, Take Flight, Global Convergence, Cedar of Lebanon, Union, The Muse of Discovery, Monument in Right Feet Major, and Centered. The statues were installed in 2013, and were funded by private donors.

The first sculpture that I observed was Monument in Right Foot Major. It was created by Todji Kurtzman. The sculpture is of a man with a small head and torso and long legs with large

When I first saw it, the sculpture stood out to me because it was so large and unique. I have never seen anything like this piece, but I love it! Cedar of Lebanon was sculpted by Jacob Harmeling. It is a three-story sculpture. The base of the sculpture is a tree that is made of sprinkler pipes as well as stainless steel canopies that give off the effect of being leaves. At night, you can see light come out of the middle of the sculpture. This sculpture was meant to represent the community’s strength, diversity, and elegance. The reason I find this piece so remarkable is because Harmeling managed to make a beautiful creation out of recycled materials such as sprinkler pipes. To outsiders, it looks magnificent and I personally would’ve never known that there are sprinkler pipes within. In addition, I think that this sculpture is very creative with it’s stainless steel canopies that are supposed to be leaves. Therefore, this sculpture is one of my favorites because I feel that you can’t find anything like it anywhere else, and I love the concept of using everyday items to create a