Carol's blog on Public Art in Vancouver and on Saltspring makes interesting reading and viewing.
http://mountdunbar.blogspot.ca/2016/07/flying-squid.html
I agree much of public art in Vancouver leaves much to be desired with the wonderful exception of The Laughing Men that bring so much joy to locals and visitors alike. And there are the fabulous murals recently done on the Ocean Cement tanks.
And there is the Statue of Liberty which just might be one of the best examples of public art ever. Good on the USA and France. It was a thrilling site to see when taking a cruise in the NYC Harbour and of course, we see a replica when taking a Seine cruise on the Bateaux Mouches in Paris. Guess I'm a little prejudiced about the best of example of public art...mea culpa
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.
Palm Springs and the various desert communities have a lot of good public art that works so it can happen.
And just as I was working on this blog post I got a note on Facebook that Marilyn may just come back to PS. Where she should be!
http://www.palmspringslife.com/forever-marilyn-statue-coming-home-to-stay/
