Liberating the figure from the marble that imprisons it.
Donald Lipski
A football stadium really is a contemporary Colosseum, which is its predecessor
football contemporary
When I was visiting the UW Athletic Department, they had a (computer-generated) promotional picture of the football team in front of the Colosseum, all wearing gladiator outfits,. I knew I was on the right track.
football team picture
I don't see Oldenburg as an influence, but he casts a big shadow as an extraordinary artist
artist influence shadow extraordinary big
I especially love Michelangelo's great slave sculptures.
great love slave
I do see that quality, triceps and quadriceps, really defined muscles, like a body builder.
quality body
You want to be respectful of the public and engage them,. I want to seduce the public. I want art that excites me and I want public art to be challenging, a step ahead.
art public challenging
I'm not saying my sculpture will make the team played better, or help anyone feel more pride,. But it very well might.
pride feel team sculpture
I want it to be perfect. It is disappointing not to have it there for the Homecoming game, but I need to take the long view that it will be there for generations.
game perfect homecoming generations view
I hate to do it, especially with all the festivities. The governor is going to be here, the band is going to play, it's homecoming weekend, my mother's coming up from Chicago, my college roommates are flying in from different places
places college hate flying play homecoming band chicago
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