Sakai Sculpture By Gerald Walburg
Public art receives its name not merely from an understanding for the piece of art to have a public access to it, rather it has a deeper meaning. Public art expresses the culture, values, experience not only related to the author rather to the whole community. Understanding and appreciating public art is an important aspect of our lives. As I was walking near Crocker Art Museum a piece of art by Gerald Walburg caught my attention. After I took some pictures and conducted a deeper research on the piece and on the author it appealed to me even more. I analysed the piece of art to realize that Sakai sculpture by Gerald Walburg contributes to the public space, reveals author’s and people’s values, and for this period in time makes the look
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Empowerment is a great value that we esteem as individuals and as a nation. Parents are able to empower their children, government is able to empower their citizens and teachers are able to empower their students and so on. Gerald Walburg, a teacher of art, empowers his students to create whatever they feel like, without following specific pattern. (Hill, n.d.)Therefore, empowerment is a value that he as well as our society have. This value is strongly correlates with his sculpture Sakai. “It is a bronze sculpture that was originally called Sibling 1 but has been renamed to Sakai. Hindi for sacred force or empowerment” (Garner, 2013). The sculpture is a great representation of values that our city and people have, it conveys the value of empowerment. Moreover, not only the meaning of the name is able to convey the values that people have, but the sculpture look holds a deep meaning as well. "a couple of elongated ellipsoids and three thick rods form a bowed armature on which rests another heart, turned at a rakish angle. The surface has a mottled variegated color like mineral specimens. As is often the case in Walburg’s sculptures, the elements form an open frame through which to see the world as well as the work" (Garner, 2013). Through the sculpture the artist empowers his audience to decide on what they see in the sculpture, which proclaims the values of freedom to create and
Empowerment is a great value that we esteem as individuals and as a nation. Parents are able to empower their children, government is able to empower their citizens and teachers are able to empower their students and so on. Gerald Walburg, a teacher of art, empowers his students to create whatever they feel like, without following specific pattern. (Hill, n.d.)Therefore, empowerment is a value that he as well as our society have. This value is strongly correlates with his sculpture Sakai. “It is a bronze sculpture that was originally called Sibling 1 but has been renamed to Sakai. Hindi for sacred force or empowerment” (Garner, 2013). The sculpture is a great representation of values that our city and people have, it conveys the value of empowerment. Moreover, not only the meaning of the name is able to convey the values that people have, but the sculpture look holds a deep meaning as well. "a couple of elongated ellipsoids and three thick rods form a bowed armature on which rests another heart, turned at a rakish angle. The surface has a mottled variegated color like mineral specimens. As is often the case in Walburg’s sculptures, the elements form an open frame through which to see the world as well as the work" (Garner, 2013). Through the sculpture the artist empowers his audience to decide on what they see in the sculpture, which proclaims the values of freedom to create and