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Featured Work
Acrobats, The (Circus Flyers)
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George SegalSculpture (INTERIOR)
SunTrust Tower
About the Artwork
Circus Flyers hang from ceiling from 4 story atrium ceiling by wooden beams 2 ft square. Buttresses that swing across the space with a panoche of high top show man.
He was determined to waltz with the space. and the unique and demanding character of the site makes the success all the more noteworthy.
The circus flyers is a ballroom extravaganza with the grace of how they move.
Two figures one male, one female.
Quoted from Sam Hunter’s Book directly from Mr. George Segal’s daughter Rena.
About the Artist
George Segal
In later years he perfected the technique and created real life tableaux, using many close friends and family members as models. He became known, along with Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol and others as part of the "Pop Art" movement. Segal’s distinctive style separated his work from "Pop Art" by staying closely related to personal experience and human values. He once said that because he was from the proletariat, he wanted to deal directly with the places around and familiar to himself, rather than with “elegant” topics.
The last years of his life were filled with new creation and expression. His black and white photographs of the streets of New York & New Jersey and of people in his life were used to create new tableaux for his sculpture and to create close up drawings of human expression. He remained active, engaged and productive until his death on June 9, 2000. Throughout his life he was recognized around the world for his artistic work and his humanistic passion.
(courtesy of www.segalfoundation.org)
Did you know?
The City of Winter Park's Public Art Advisory Board seeks to bring a temporary exhibitions of sculpture by internationally known artists to Winter Park. Their first 'Art on the Green' was held in 2006/2007.
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