You can see the Tucson Sculpture Park when you cruise along River Dr. at the edge of the Foothills. It is that large, gravel-and-white-rock-covered lot at the edge of Brandi Fenton Park. While there are a couple of trees near the entrance, the display area is utterly treeless. The sculptures are in a sea of gravel. I suspect that the lack of trees makes it easier to install the works of art on view and for sale, but on warm days it gets uncomfortably hot — absolutely scorching, in fact. The first time I visited to take photos I ended up fleeing the heat — no photos taken.
Fortunately, it was cool-ish when I stopped by last weekend to photograph some of the large sculptures remaining on site after the Sculpture Festival, which I missed. Here is part of what is currently on view:
I didn’t see a title or who sculpted the dancer on the left but I suspect it was Shirley Wagner who created the leaping man sculpture entitled “Surge” on the right side. The one on the left is at the entrance to the sculpture park, which is pictured at the top of this post.
This formidible sculpture is entitled “Seated Diana” by the artist Curt Brill. I could see this work in the lobby of an elegant high rise tower in a big city somewhere. Or in a museum. It can be yours for $195,000.
Another sculpture of a woman. This one, entitled “Self-Made Woman” by Adam Homan is a smaller size, more delicate scale, than the large figure of Diana, above. The price of this is $10,000.
“The Joy of Desire” by Eugene Strickland — what can I say about it? It is lovely and would be suitable for a Sonoran desert garden. The price tag is $7,200.
There are another dozen sculptures to see right now at the Tucson Sculpture Park, but these are my current favorites. Because it is part of the Tucson City Parks system, entrance is free.
Last year the sculpture was all colorful and abstract. You can see it here.
And after you’ve looked at the sculpture wander on over to the horse ring and watch the children and young people showing off their horses and horsemanship. The horse ring is right next door to the Sculpture Park.
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