Sculpture in Garden Westcoast to Eastcoast

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  Gallery Talk hits the road this week and comes to you from the west coast of North America.

Traveling in Southern California It was not an option to drive by the "Sculpture in the Garden" event in the  San Diego Botanical Garden  . The 36 acre setting is in the coastal town of Encinitas about half way between LA & San Diego, it is this area that possesses a unique climate found only in a few regions around the globe; southern Mediterranean Coast, Western Australia and South Coastal California all have a combination of Coastal Marine Moisture, FOG and Arid desert like precipitation (less than 2" rain per year).   These conditions lead to the success of many plants; Palm, Succulents, Cacti and strangely in the coastal canyon valleys bamboo.   It was the Sculpture that brought me here, 20 Local California artists works have been assembled from polished stainless steel, bronze, mosaic to scuplture with native live plant materials.  The gardens are extensive and cover a coastal hillside with small canyon and stream with 40" waterfall.  An extensive grid of private pathways and trails offer many a quiet nook and hidden place for sculpture art.  This variety of backdrops effectively provide the sculptural forms a private setting and opportunity to surprise.  A divine experience indeed.

 Visit the Garden & Art on line : http://www.sdbgarden.org/sculpture.htm

Closer to home in Portland, Maine is the "Sculpture in the Garden" at the "Little Jewel"  The University of New England Art Gallery.  Located off Stevens avenue in Portland's Deering neighborhood The matchbox size gallery was constructed in 1977 and has a permanent collection of selected works and revolving exhibits.  In the Garden and Pine grove that surround the gallery is the 2010 Sculpture in garden.   The Works of 25 Artists  express themselves in a variety of mediums; from classic carved Maine Granite& Basault rock to Vermont Marble, also there are works in metal, fiber and ceramics.  The current exhibits diversity of material and form presents the viewer with a surprising number of grand ideas and choices.  Not surprising was the fact that I found several pieces enlightening and several alternatively disappointing. Do not let that stop you from experiencing the Sculpture in the garden, because thats art for ya, Ones lust is an others disgust.

Go See the Sculpture in the Garden at the University of New England Art Gallery because,

Your good mind needs good art! 

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