Inspiration in the Park
Posted on | June 30, 2009 |
Our friend, Doug Kornfeld, has his new sculpture, Ozymandias, in the park of the Decordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. It’s a super small museum for contemporary art and a fine place for Ozymandias, which is named after the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley written in the early 19th century. In the poem a traveler comes across a huge fragment of a broken statue in the desert and begins to meditate on the decay of society and the fagility of power. Seems like nothing has changed in two hundred years. Doug’s Ozymandias is the universal symbol we see on bathroom doors. I like the use of red though—it seems to offer a little vibrancy and hope. And is our man sinking or bursting forth from the earth? He’s perched on a rakish angle and perhaps reminds us of our own delicate balance within nature. Anyway, I truly love it! Hooray to you, Doug!!
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July 3rd, 2009 @ 11:47 am
I think he’s emerging from the earth–pushing his way out. I’m going to go to the decordova and see him–as SOON as the weather clears. I remember the Shelley poem from High School–only about 40 years ago. Time to read it again…….
July 3rd, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
And it’s supposed to rain all next week too! Sigh. Yeah, I read the poem in my last year of high school with the brilliant Doc Smith who made it seem absolutely vital to know. And here it is again!
July 3rd, 2009 @ 7:21 pm
I meant to tell you–I love how you write!
July 4th, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
You are so kind—and generous! Thank you!
July 6th, 2009 @ 1:00 am
I’m honest! Generous, yes–but not particularly kind.
July 6th, 2009 @ 1:33 am
Well, it’s all in the eye of the beholder. I think you are VERY kind, my friend.