Donning his Morris Arboretum T-shirt, now worn from work, artist Patrick Dougherty ceremoniously weaved the last of thousands of twigs into his 25-foot high installation, thus completing the arboretum’s newest piece of art.
“I have just had a great time working here,” he told a crowd of staff members, volunteers and visitors at the arboretum April 17. “Even when we had the worst, rainiest weather, we managed pretty seamlessly—which is unusual for me.”
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http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2009/04/23/entertainment/doc49ef3ab8213cc591719508.txt
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
The Summer Palace
So much has been going on today, the last day of Patrick Dougherty's residency at the Morris Arboretum. First thing's first - here is the finished sculpture, officially titled "The Summer Palace".
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Layer 3
Monday, April 13, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Inside the Sculpture
Friday, April 10, 2009
Big sticks, speaking softly
Check out this feature article in today's (Fri, April 10) Philadelphia Inquirer. Click here to download a pdf and read the article. You can also right click on the link above and choose "save target as" to download it to your computer.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Starting the 2nd Layer
Monday, April 6, 2009
Stuck in the Mud
WRTI Interview
Listen to this interview with Patrick on Creatively Speaking, a program on radio station WRTI. Patrick talks about the process of creating his sculpture at the Arboretum, including how he develops the various layers of the sculpture, the materials he uses, and his inspiration. It's just over five minutes long.
http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/media/MorrisWRTI.mp3
http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/media/MorrisWRTI.mp3
After The First Week...
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Day 5
The rainy weather today won't stop Patrick Dougherty! Patrick and his wet volunteers continue to work hard to twist the piles of branches into something that resembles a structure.
Day 4
A little wet weather on Wednesday did not slow down the progress. Only 4 days in, and the sticks are already coming to life!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Daily Pennsylvanian
The Daily Pennsylvanian ran an article about Patrick Dougherty and Arboretum. An excerpt is copied below:
Art is the latest subject of an ongoing trend to become more environmentally friendly at Penn.
For the next three weeks, world renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty will work on an all-natural sculpture approximately 22-feet tall at the Morris Arboretum, Penn's historic public garden and educational center.
Members of the Penn community have volunteered to help Dougherty on the project, and the group began working yesterday.
Dougherty is known for his use of exclusively natural materials, such as twigs and saplings.
"There isn't a single nail in his work," said Susan Crane, Morris Arboretum spokeswoman.
For his current project, the sculptor will use materials such as maple, ash, oak and willow saplings.
"My favorite materials to work with are different colored saplings that bend easily," said Dougherty.
Read the full article at the link below: http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2009/03/31/News/Morris.Arboretum.To.Get.AllNatural.Sculpture-3689040.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition
Art is the latest subject of an ongoing trend to become more environmentally friendly at Penn.
For the next three weeks, world renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty will work on an all-natural sculpture approximately 22-feet tall at the Morris Arboretum, Penn's historic public garden and educational center.
Members of the Penn community have volunteered to help Dougherty on the project, and the group began working yesterday.
Dougherty is known for his use of exclusively natural materials, such as twigs and saplings.
"There isn't a single nail in his work," said Susan Crane, Morris Arboretum spokeswoman.
For his current project, the sculptor will use materials such as maple, ash, oak and willow saplings.
"My favorite materials to work with are different colored saplings that bend easily," said Dougherty.
Read the full article at the link below: http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2009/03/31/News/Morris.Arboretum.To.Get.AllNatural.Sculpture-3689040.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition
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