“Her Secret is Patience” Janet Echelman Public Art Sculpture floating above the Downtown Civic Space Park in Phoenix, AZ f/ 5.6 0 0.4 sec – ISO 800 – Focal Length 60 mm
This piece of public art had some controversy surrounding it when it was first installed in early 2009 as do many public art works. The issues ranged from the spending of taxpayer money to “what is it supposed to be?” The artist, Janet Echelman, said in a Newsweek article about the piece:
“It’s good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.”
Here are the details of the sculpture:
Total cost: $2.5 million
Dimensions: 145’ height x 353’ width x 289’ depth
Materials: Painted galvanized steel, high-tenacity polyester braided twine netting, and color lighting
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