Oct 25, 2010: Pastoral Dreamer

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2010, 11:50 PM

Pastoral Dreamer is a sculpture by David L Phelps, installed at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
It looks like a triple life sized barefoot farm boy, dressed in denim, with his butt sunk in to the earth.

The first picture I saw wasn't very good, so I started searching for a better one. I hope you appreciate the shit I do for youze guys.

But I found was several pictures with different landscaping.

Come to find out, there was an artist's proof, and six copies, made of this work.

Phelps has made a lot of sculptures involving people, sometimes with props like boats, sinking into the earth.
You can check them out at his site.

Cloud · 10-25-2010, 12:02 AM

'ware buggering kobolds

SPUCK · 10-25-2010, 05:29 AM

I can here the grounds keeper muttering now..

Trilby · 10-25-2010, 05:46 AM

Chthonic butt.

Nice.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2010, 07:54 AM

I also discovered in my picture search, there are quite a few sculptures around the world, that feature human body parts, usually hands, coming out of the earth. I'd seen the one down in VA, near Washington DC, but there are others from Peru to Korea.

Adak · 10-25-2010, 04:45 PM

That's beautiful work, but I don't care for the 'sunken in the ground' presentation of it. Put the work on a concrete foundation, for heaven's sake.

Close your eyes, lie back and dream with your mid-body buried in the ground?

No.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2010, 05:54 PM

Becoming one with the earth, is the point.

Adak · 10-26-2010, 02:33 AM

Happens all too quickly, my mortal brother.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-28-2010, 08:14 PM

Speaking of the University of Oklahoma, check out their $4 million locker room.

10-24-2010, 11:50 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oct 25, 2010: Pastoral Dreamer Pastoral Dreamer is a sculpture by David L Phelps, installed at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. It looks like a triple life sized barefoot farm boy, dressed in denim, with his butt sunk in to the earth. The first picture I saw wasn't very good, so I started searching for a better one. I hope you appreciate the shit I do for youze guys. But I found was several pictures with different landscaping. Come to find out, there was an artist's proof, and six copies, made of this work. Phelps has made a lot of sculptures involving people, sometimes with props like boats, sinking into the earth. You can check them out at his site. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2010, 12:02 AM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	'ware buggering kobolds __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-25-2010, 05:46 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Chthonic butt. Nice. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-25-2010, 07:54 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I also discovered in my picture search, there are quite a few sculptures around the world, that feature human body parts, usually hands, coming out of the earth. I'd seen the one down in VA, near Washington DC, but there are others from Peru to Korea. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2010, 05:54 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Becoming one with the earth, is the point. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2010, 05:29 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	I can here the grounds keeper muttering now..

10-25-2010, 04:45 PM	#6
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	That's beautiful work, but I don't care for the 'sunken in the ground' presentation of it. Put the work on a concrete foundation, for heaven's sake. Close your eyes, lie back and dream with your mid-body buried in the ground? No.

10-26-2010, 02:33 AM	#8
Adak Lecturer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 796	Happens all too quickly, my mortal brother.

10-28-2010, 08:14 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Speaking of the University of Oklahoma, check out their $4 million locker room. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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