2014

"Uninvited Advice," a life-scale sculptural tableau of an artist painting and an on looker watching (or commenting?), was cast by Seward Johnson in 1992. Note that the painter is actually painting a nearby sculpture: Sterett-Gittings Kelsey’s Attitude Croisee.

"Uninvited Advice," a life-scale sculptural tableau of an artist painting and an on looker watching (or commenting?), was cast by Seward Johnson in 1992. Note that the painter is actually painting a nearby sculpture: Sterett-Gittings Kelsey’s Attitude Croisee.

"Henry Moore in a Sheep Meadow" is a humorous tribute in painted cast bronze to the famed English sculptor, who preferred his sculptures (with their horizontal, organic compositions relating to land masses) placed on sites in the rolling contours of the countryside. Some pieces were installed outside of Moore’s studio amidst herds of grazing sheep. Here Moore has been metamorphosed into a sculpture resembling his own. This work is a fine example of the many artists, sports figures, tradesmen and others that Red Grooms has portrayed with affection, good humour and respect.

Wayne Trapp’s "Geometry of the Cosmos" mesmerizes the viewer as the wind blows the circular structure round and round. Reminiscent of the phases of the moon, Trapp’s kinetic sculpture changes, yet remains constant – always returning to the beginning and starting anew. To Trapp, the beauty of the cosmos is in its chaos, and the perfection and completion of the form can be found in the geometry of his artistic creation. Furthermore, the vigorous surface texture of Trapp’s stainless steel sculpture alludes to the energy and movement of the artist. This frenzy of creative energy is rooted in Trapp’s perception of the passage of time and its relationship to his artistic process. In his autobiography, Trapp writes: "In art (sculpture and architecture) the creator must go beyond the element of time. He must surpass human emotions and the effect that people and their personalities have on the created piece. Time continues. The time/use factor exists. That is the only reality. Everything changes as a result of this – everything is created reality. It all happens as a result of time just ‘being’. The inevitability of change results from time happening/passing. The effect of this passing time should be considered in every created piece. A concern for the future must then essentially be the first thought."

"Carmelita," a serpentine like fiberglass sculpture with LED lights set in water, was created by sculptor Autin Wright in 2008.

"Time Out," a pair of life-scale bronze sculptures of young men tossing a frisbee, was cast by Seward Johnson in 1983.

"The Hero" is a lifesize bronze sculpture of a young girl signing a young boy’s cast, cast by Seward Johnson in 1994.

King Lear, located the right oft he entrance to the Seward Johnson Center for the Arts, is a 20-foot tall sculpture of the tragic Shakespearean monarch cast in cupronickel by Seward Johnson in 2009. It is an enlargement of a smaller 1982 version, on display in the park’s Water Garden.

"Generation Bridge" is a life-size bronze sculpture of a man on a bench consoling a young girl, cast by Seward Johnson in 2009.