Walked around town this evening with Mom and the World's Coolest Grandmother, taking in some of the displays in a local public art contest. Sometimes it's a little difficult to get large, public art, but it's usually interesting. For example...
Foreground right you can see a sculpture in the Grand River that was descibed as "kinetic." Obviously, a more traditional use of the term that the one that popped into my mind. Apparently it was designed to spin or do some sort of weathervane type of thing. Kinda pretty, but with no breeze, it was a little deficient in the motion department. Then, atop the blue bridge, you can see...a giant table and chairs. Okay. Whimsical - I dig it. There's also some sort of pink Gumby-like figure on the left side of the bridge. That one I really don't fully appreciate.
We moseyed on, taking in a couple of other large, metallic objects. And, as thing worked out, at that point we encountered some truly intriguing art that was not a part of the official city art project.
Yeah. See, that's a couple whitetail deer mounted on the back of a car. Wearing hats. According to Mom, they're often seen around downtown GR, although the hats may be a new addition.
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