Floribunda (sculpture)
Description
Mark Calderon's Floribunda (1998) is a bronze sculpture installed at the southwest corner of the intersection of Southwest 5th Avenue and Stark Street in the Portland Transit Mall. The sculpture, part of a series of works created by Calderon in the 1990s based on hairstyles found in 12th- and 13th-century Japanese Buddhist sculpture, measures 23 inches (58 cm) x 23.5 inches (60 cm) x 23.5 inches (60 cm). Floribunda is the only free-standing piece from the series, but according to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, "much of his work from that period was inspired by religious images of ancient cultures and consisted of larger than life-size pieces—head-like in form—meant to be displayed on a wall". The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
See also
References
- ^ Koffman, Rebecca (January 11, 2013). "Go find the ginkgo, and other delights, with Portland apps". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Public Art Search: Floribunda". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Floribunda, 1998". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
External links
- Floribunda at the Public Art Archive
- Sculptures Hint of Serenity, Religion by Robin Updike (September 22, 1999), The Seattle Times