There are four sculpture-type pieces of art hanging around Texas, if anyone doesn't know. The Beer Can House, the Blueprints, the Broken Obelisk, and The Orange Show.
The Beer Can House, a structure inspired by the thought of beer (more probably by inebriation caused by said drink) was created by Houstonian John Milkosvich. An eccentric piece made up of beer cans, marbles, brass pieces, wood and cement; it now stands as Texas' monument to the folk arts. The house is now operated by the folks of Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
The Orange Show was what had started and inspired the above mentioned organization. It was the work of one man who had the inspiration and creativity to transform his home into a labyrinth of walkways, paths and arenas decorated with paintings, mosaics and metal sculptures and figurines. Today, the mentioned organization, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, had grown from this tradition and had become a non-profit organization dedicated for the promotion, preservation and presentation of modern pieces of art and that of pieces people have created to express life, emotions and fantasy.
The Broken Sculpture is one of the six famous sculptures of by Barnett Newman. It is in the image of "Cleopatra's Needle" except for the fact that it is...well, broken. The sculpture can be seen in the Red Square of the University of Washington.
The Blueprints are one of the most eccentric metal works I've ever seen. Designed to be like oak trees, the metal poles manage to hold at least five different metal panels designed with the original blueprints of the municipal building, the park, the bridge and the water pumping facilities. There's two municipal building blue prints there too, just so you'd know.
The Texans sure do have a lot of love for pieces of art.
The Beer Can House, a structure inspired by the thought of beer (more probably by inebriation caused by said drink) was created by Houstonian John Milkosvich. An eccentric piece made up of beer cans, marbles, brass pieces, wood and cement; it now stands as Texas' monument to the folk arts. The house is now operated by the folks of Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
The Orange Show was what had started and inspired the above mentioned organization. It was the work of one man who had the inspiration and creativity to transform his home into a labyrinth of walkways, paths and arenas decorated with paintings, mosaics and metal sculptures and figurines. Today, the mentioned organization, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, had grown from this tradition and had become a non-profit organization dedicated for the promotion, preservation and presentation of modern pieces of art and that of pieces people have created to express life, emotions and fantasy.
The Broken Sculpture is one of the six famous sculptures of by Barnett Newman. It is in the image of "Cleopatra's Needle" except for the fact that it is...well, broken. The sculpture can be seen in the Red Square of the University of Washington.
The Blueprints are one of the most eccentric metal works I've ever seen. Designed to be like oak trees, the metal poles manage to hold at least five different metal panels designed with the original blueprints of the municipal building, the park, the bridge and the water pumping facilities. There's two municipal building blue prints there too, just so you'd know.
The Texans sure do have a lot of love for pieces of art.
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Going for a trip to Texas? Why not make it worth the trip? Texas craft shows. Visit Texas craft fairs, that's what I use to check up on mine.
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