September 25, 2021 - Echo Echo Echo

 

Jaume Plensa's "Echo" at the Olympic Sculpture Park.  The 46 foot tall statue represents a Mountain Nymph that had offended the goddess Hera. To punish the nymph, Hera took away her ability to speak, except to repeat the last word of others.  The statute looks across Elliott Bay and Puget Sound in the direction of Mount Olympus.

The Olympic Sculpture Park opened in January of 2007.  Unocal had operated a fuel facility here from 1910 to 1975.  The contaminated soil was removed and before the 9 acre sculpture park was opened  200,000 cubic feet of soil and 80,000 plants were put in place.

Alexander Calder's "The Eagle".

Mark di Suvero's "Schubert Sonata".

April 19, 2015 - Regarding Beauty

"Mary's Invitation - A Place to Regard Beauty", by Ginny Ruffner, was commissioned by the Seattle Art Museum to recognize one of the key benefactors of the SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park, Mary Shirley.  Located at the north end of Seattle's waterfront the nine acres of land underwent remediation after being reclaimed from industry, and transformed into a place from which one can accept Mary's invitation and regard beauty.

"The Eagle" by Alexander Calder

The sunset is reflected in "Seattle Cloud Cover" by Teresita Fernandez.

A ferry on Elliott Bay.

"Echo" by Jaume Plensa

What "Echo" regards.