Can anyone identify this Belle Isle Sculpture?

Retroit · October-23-09, 12:22 PM

Isn't there a law against littering or dumping trash on the island?

**EastsideAl** · October-23-09, 01:05 PM

Somebody diniterred this months-old thread just to write a grouchy complaint about the last century + of western art? And post a picture of a work that has nothing to do with the subject of the thread to illustrate it? Wow... a little too much time...

Retroit · October-23-09, 03:01 PM

And someone wasted their precious time to post a grouchy response...to a grouchy response...to a grouchy response...to a...

Isn't that how this internet forum thing works?

**RickBeall** · October-23-09, 03:15 PM

"What is art?" is a rich and complex question. If we all really wanted to wrestle, this could be the longest thread on DetroitYes, ... well maybe not longer than the Garwood thread. ;-)

**BasementBeat** · October-23-09, 03:33 PM

Your photo blog is simply amazing....

**Zads07** · November-15-17, 02:47 PM

Speaking of sculptures, and no I am not part of this project but it looks like a great book project to donate to. I for one would love to read this book about Belle Isle.

https://www.patronicity.com/project/..._photogaphy#!/

**1953** · November-15-17, 04:09 PM

Research suggests there are five stages of aesthetic [[appreciation) development. This thread suggests many of the people on this forum are at level 1 or 2!

Descriptions of each stage are provided here:

https://vtshome.org/aesthetic-development/

1953

**Bigb23** · November-15-17, 08:15 PM

Gazelle, my butt. Looks like the duct work in my attic.

Reminds me of the story of an NYC art gallery opening, where patrons were looking at a toilet and several moldy pipes and a tarp in the middle of the gallery. After much ooh's and ahh's, and a positive newspaper review,
it turned out to be unfinished contractor debris.

Sold for $100,000,000. [[not). Butt cracks not included.

**willowgirl** · November-27-17, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

I always liked that sculpture. I think it does quite a good and graceful job of echoing in a modern style the beautiful Marshall Fredricks gazelle sculpture elsewhere on the island.

I was thinking of that sculpture, too, when I read that the OP's piece was supposed to be a gazelle. I think Marshall Fredericks did it much better! For some reason, that gazelle always gives me chills. I have never seen the Detroit version, only the one in Midland in Dow Gardens. Incidentally as a child of about 3 years old, I encountered and was fascinated by the Fredericks sculpture "The Lion and the Mouse" at Eastland Mall. I remember my parents had to drag me away from it kicking and screaming, lol. It was my first encounter with art and touched off a lifelong appreciation for it I think. :-)