Effort and Output

I’m struck by the amount of effort some of these artists (and in some cases their sponsors) have put forth to install their pieces in this event. I saw a large metal sculpture lying on its side on the bed of an industrial strength truck (not something you see everyday.) Surely a professional driver and installation crew was hired to drive that thing to GR. (I wonder too at the reactions of the people who saw many of these pieces driving down the highway.) There is the giant table and chairs that was lifted atop a bridge by a crane that everyone is talking about (it’s on the controversial list due to the fact it has both many thumbs up and many thumbs down.) A ladder sculptor engaged the community to bring their ladders downtown for him to borrow, and he’s received plenty of them. The tags that include each lender’s name are part of the work. I witnessed the delivery of two of the ladders as well, only with a much smaller and aging pick-up truck and a dad and daughter making the drop. Some of the installations are complex with many parts in need of meticulous suspension or gluing or that include multi-medias requiring electricity, water, or even the artist(s) themselves.

The distances artists have traveled is notable. I suppose the purse brought a number of them, perhaps the adventure - the artists I've talked to so far are having a great time. There's someone from Atlantico, which I never heard of. It's in Nicaragua from what I can tell. And Sonora, which I learned is in northern Mexico. I hope people make a point of seeing the work of the international artists both for the diversity brought and the effort taken.

Artists have really showed up for this.

I picked up an artist’s postcard last night that includes a quote from Einstein, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.” I appreciate the artists who put no boundaries on their imaginations, and keep pursuing the next idea or challenge that is presented them despite the effort. Their collective energies, here, now, are pointing to something(s) yet to be named.