{"id":22657,"date":"2021-12-07T10:37:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=22657"},"modified":"2021-12-07T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:55:00","slug":"sculpture-garden-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/sculpture-garden-blossoms\/","title":{"rendered":"SCULPTURE GARDEN BLOSSOMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>\n

South Miami Commissioner Josh Liebman with the Mayor of Medellin Daniel Quintero to discuss the sister city projects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three additional sculptures by Colombian artists are now installed at Dante Fascell Park on Red Road in South Miami.  A formal installation ceremony will take place in early spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Colombian Sculpture Garden is a project of the City of South Miami and its Sister City of Medellin, Colombia.  South Miami City Commissioner Josh Liebman has fostered the development of the sister city program and has spearheaded the sculpture garden project as a singular exhibit of its kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official unveiling of Amistad<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

South Miami Mayor Sally B. Philips noted that \u201cThe Columbia Sculpture Garden at Dante Fascell Park is Commissioner Josh Liebman\u2019s one-man creation.  It is a credit to his abilities to befriend, influence and inspire that he was able to bring to his neighborhood park a collection of art that he curated, raised funds for, and procured.  By so doing, he pleased his constituents and put South Miami on the art-world map.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ITS BEGINNINGS<\/strong>
The program was formerly announced at a ceremony in September 2019 when Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez visited Dante Fascell Park for a special program announcing the sculpture garden. Commissioner Josh Liebman proudly notes that this is the first time an international or domestic president has visited South Miami, and is a testament to the importance of project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FIRST THREE SCULPTURES<\/strong>
In early 2020, the first three sculptures were unveiled. The Colombia Sculpture Garden showcases sculpture generously donated by the artists:  Dr. Santiago Medina, Luis Jimenez, and Carlos Silva. Created specifically for the park, the sculpture garden is curated by Dr. Medina, native of Medell\u00edn, who is renowned for his dual careers as a medical practitioner and sculptor.  Dr. Medina\u2019s work entitled Amistad<\/em> (Friendship) is made of Italian stainless steel and measures 10 feet in height. It has a high-quality reflective mirror finish with several of the surfaces rendered in matte steel and red paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FERIA DE LOS FLORES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official unveiling of the new sculptures will take place later in the spring. As part of the city\u2019s festivities will be a mini flower festival.\u00a0 The Feria de Los Flores is a major annual week-long celebration in Medellin.\u00a0 Flower producers and local Colombian business people will create something special for their sister city.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Luis Jimenez is known for his sculptures of the iconic 1960s peace symbol. For the park he has designed one of painted aluminum titled Colombian Peace using the colors of the flag of Colombia: yellow, blue and red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colombian Carlos (Charly) Silva works in metal both as an artist and entrepreneur. His pieces are welded, bolted metal with bits of color to enhance the abstract and asymmetric. The sculpture he donated is named Liberty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the opening ceremony, then city mayor Philip Stoddard exclaimed that \u201cDante Fascell Park is a story of transformation. It has become the crown jewel in the City\u2019s park system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEW WORKS TO BE DEDICATED<\/strong>
The city has now acquired three additional pieces for the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two of the pieces are by Edgar Negret (1912-2012).\u00a0 He is a Geometric abstraction sculptor who works primarily with metal. The artist is known for his industrial sculptures that represent nature. Negret grew up in a military family in Popay\u00e1n, Colombia, and later moved to California to attend the Escuela de Bellas Artes. While studying there, he corresponded with sculptor\u00a0Jorge de Oteiza\u00a0(Spanish, 1908\u20132003), who was living in Popay\u00e1n at the time. Oteiza became the primary influence on Negret\u2019s art practice. Like many other South American Constructivist artists, he was influenced by the Modern Art movements happening in Europe and the United States. In 1949, Negret temporarily lived in New York and studied at the Clay Club Center (presently known as SculptureCenter). While there, he began working with metal and met artists like\u00a0Louise Nevelson\u00a0(American, 1899\u20131988) and\u00a0Ellsworth Kelly\u00a0(American, b.1923). In 1957, Negret was invited in to participate in the S\u00e3o Paolo Biennial, where he exhibited\u00a0Aparatos M\u00e1gicos\u00a0(Magical Apparatuses). This series became known as the definitive representation of Negret\u2019s work; the works consisited of fictional mechanical items that are meant to be artifacts of Modernism. Negret believes mechanical forms free of function become magical. The artist\u2019s recent works have involved themes of pre-Columbian symbolism, which is paralleled with the late 20th-century rise of Colombian pride in its indigenous cultures. In 1968, he was awarded the David E. Bright International Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennial. The former home of Negret\u2019s family was converted into a museum on March 30, 1985. La Casa Museo Negret in Popay\u00e1n houses Negret\u2019s sculptures and decorative art items belonging to the family.\u00a0 (Source: Artnet)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Miami Commissioner Josh Liebman with the Mayor of Medellin Daniel Quintero to discuss the sister city projects. Three additional sculptures by Colombian artists are now installed at Dante Fascell Park on Red Road in South Miami.  A formal installation ceremony will take place in early spring. The Colombian Sculpture Garden is a project of<\/p>\n

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