horse art
grrlscientist | May 27, 2008tags: paleo, horse artwork, street art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
This is another of the American Museum of Natural History's horse artworks. This piece is located on the grounds near the west entrance to the museum itself, as you can see in some of the shots in this photoessay.
Paleo, right side.
Artist: Ida Pagano.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
All of these horse artworks are modeled after a full sized horse, standing approximately five and a half feet at the withers (shoulder).
The ambient light makes the pattersn and colors on this side of the horse difficult…
grrlscientist | May 27, 2008tags: Starry Night, horse tile artwork, street art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
This is another of the American Museum of Natural History's horse artworks. This piece is located at the 81st and Columbus street entrance to the museum grounds.
Starry Night, left side.
Artist: Geri Bowden.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
This horse's colors and patterning was no doubt inspired by Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece, The Starry Night (Dutch: De sterrennacht), which is one of my favorite paintings. The original painting can be viewed at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) located…
grrlscientist | May 27, 2008tags: nocturnal landscape, horse artwork, street art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
A week or two ago, the American Museum of Natural History added some horse artworks to its grounds. This is one of those horses.
Nocturnal Landscape, right side.
Artist: Heather L. Martin.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
This lovely horse artwork stands on the sidewalk on the western side of the American Museum of Natural History and is apparently part of the museum's special exhibit, "The Horse".
I like this side better, but unfortunately, the light does not show the colors and patterns…