''Burls Will Be Burls'' is an outdoor 2009
bronze sculpture by American artist
Bruce Conkle
Bruce Conkle is an American installation artist based in Portland, Oregon. He is noted for his ecological and dystopian fantasy themes. His work is in the collection of the Portland Art Museum and has shown at Nylistasafnio The Living Art Museum i ...
, located in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
.
Description and history
''Burls Will Be Burls'' was designed by Bruce Conkle and completed in 2009 as a tribute to
snowmen
A snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture of a man often built in regions with sufficient snowfall and is a common winter tradition. In many places, typical snowmen consist of three large snowballs of different sizes with some additional ...
and to the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It is installed at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and West Burnside. The art installation consists of three cast bronze figures representing "what might happen when a snowman melts and nourishes a nearby living tree", as "water is absorbed by the roots and carries the spirit of the melted snowman up into the tree where it manifests itself as burls".
The three snowmen measure x x , x x ,
and x x , respectively.
[ The work is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.]
See also
* 2009 in art
The year 2009 in art involves various significant events.
Events
* May 31 – Jaume Plensa's concrete sculpture ''Dream'' is unveiled at a former colliery site in Sutton, St Helens, England.
* September 9 – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, D ...
References
External links
Bruce Conkle: Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts 2011
at The Ford Family Foundation
(October 20, 2014) at Art and Architecture – San Francisco
at TriMet
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon
2009 establishments in Oregon
2009 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
Sculptures by American artists
Sculptures on the MAX Green Line
Statues in Portland, Oregon