Getting Head in Clinton Hill
We’ve noticed this sculpture on the Pratt campus a million times walking down Hall Street but never took the time to find out more about it. Turns out it’s the work of the reknowned portrait sculptor and Yale prof Philip Grausman. Here’s what the plaque says about the piece (while spelling the artist’s first name…
We’ve noticed this sculpture on the Pratt campus a million times walking down Hall Street but never took the time to find out more about it. Turns out it’s the work of the reknowned portrait sculptor and Yale prof Philip Grausman. Here’s what the plaque says about the piece (while spelling the artist’s first name wrong!):
In a [sic] effort to universalize and idealize the female head, Grausman has chosen a technique of skillfully modeling these overscale heads with an impersonality that reaches back to the ideals of Greek sculpture. (However they all start with actual models)[sic] Becuase of scale, head becomes body, the pure white of the fiberglass has the glow of pure marble. They command, they invite, they have a lively presence.
Do readers have any other favorites in the Pratt sculpture garden?
My favorite Pratt sculpture is the rat with the giant testicles. I think it’s called Rat Resting On His Laurels.
My favorite Pratt sculpture is the rat with the giant testicles. I think it’s called Rat Resting On His Laurels.
i think there are two heads in the sculpture park (or maybe im wrong)–but in the garden they work very well together & with the space. very much different from how it appears in the picture above.
it’s ugly. i guess that makes me simple. a giant fiberglass head…oooh.
From what I understand, the sculptures are on loan to Pratt, which I think is great. Not too crazy about many of the pieces, but support the spirit and wish there was more of an effort to integrate art & design into our lives.
It’s a nice escape from the ordinary cityscape, great that it’s open to the public too. And Pratt claims is the city’s largest sculpture garden. Why complain?
the bust depicted at the head of this thread is uncharactericstically elegant for that park; otherwise it’s full of conceptual crap that, being poorly built by amateurs, is falling apart.
i’m all for freedom of expression, so i can’t say that what’s going on in there is outright wrong, but i think the public space on the Pratt quad would be greatly improved by removing the majority of the work out there.
(i’m speaking as former faculty at Pratt)
Zzzzzzzzz oh how flipping amazing ..yet another GIANT penis for all to enjoy .
i was gunna say also : that it looks like a big talking penis …. the man is a genius…… !!!
yah ….. calling dr freud ..