Public art exposures, #1

Arright, fellow blog-owning peoples, it's that time again. Time to infuse this blog (and maybe a few others) with a little local culchah.

Almost every city, town or village has its small share of public art, whether it be sculptures, paintings, fountains, architecture, funky light installations or other random what-have-you. There are a few of these in my town, some very attractive and interesting, others -- um -- less so. I say it's time to go out with cameras and snap foties of these municipal artworks, to share with the blogosphere at large. Show us the good, show us the bad, show us the downright ugly.

Are you with me, bloggers?

Well, even if you aren't, I'm plunging ahead anyway. Here's a bit of local public art captured next to the regional public library on Friday, while I was out running errands:

This is "Birds and Waterfall," a wooden sculpture by Dudley Carter. It's aged remarkably well, considering it was finished in 1974 and has been exposed to the elements for many years.

"Wisdom Seekers" by Tony Angell, finished in 1999.

The sleek black birds are probably meant to be ravens, as Raven is a trickster and teacher figure in traditional Pacific Northwest native lore.

I particularly liked the profile of this one, sitting on a ledge of the block and looking up curiously at his fellows.

So, wanna play? Let's see some of your local municipal art. (If you'd like to participate, please add a comment with a link to your blog post. I'm really interested in seeing what you've found.)