My proposal is for a
bronze sleeping dog statue to be placed in the large cement courtyard area
adjacent to the art buildings, art gallery, and Student Services/Library
building. I am actually the artist and the only one existing is the original,
approximately 15 inches long. It will greatly improve this part of the Mesa
College campus by offering a unique contemporary original piece as well as
being functional as a place to sit, lean, or climb on. It would also make a
great “meeting spot” destination for students.
The sleeping dog is smooth and modern, but brings a blissful
feeling to viewers. Students are busy and this will remind them to take a
moment to rest and they can…on the sculpture. Additionally, it brings an animal
figure (and awareness) to campus in a non-threatening way (being this large).
Although I enjoyed
researching the various artists on the KPBS series website about Art in the 21st
Century, however the closest influence to what I am presenting is “Bear,” the
sculpture by Tim Hawkinson…of the Stuart Collection. It is a much larger scale,
but both are animals that evoke joy by people who view and interact with them.
I believe I should win this competition since I am an
emerging modern artist, a Mesa College student, this sculpture is functional
art, and can be enjoyed from all angles as students walk around it. We live in
a 3D world and pop culture is proving how popular that is with all the 3D games
and movies emerging. This is long lasting art, being bronze to last over time,
gets better with age, and can be seen as a different piece from every angle. – Tania Kelvin
