This small garden of artwork, located in the backyard of what was once a neighborhood home, has been delighting (and free) for 25 years.
"I'm drawn to clean architectural lines with a minimalistic approach, but I can also appreciate the beauty in organically inspired lines and shapes. The exhibit, Another Glance: Celebrating 25 Years in the Garden, showcases artwork with both aesthetic sensibilities. The City's Sculpture Garden has exhibited works by 50 different artists. Currently, the garden is highlighting nine sculptures by artists (mostly) based in San Diego County."In addition, the guidebook is a fun coloring book, engaging children (and adults who love crayons, too). So armed with this guide, we meandered about, ogling the art.Diana Markessinis' Kaktos (the original term for cactus) was inspired by the Cholla cactus. The Cholla is a fuzzy cactus that sheds its texture and turns into a beautiful skeleton underneath it all.The artist describes the skeletal form of the Cholla cactus as being beautifully strong where everything is connected all in one network. I like it!Christopher Lee pulls inspiration from the materials to define the visual storyline of this piece, as "growing a great dynasty from a small beginning." The top portion of Scion (Laser-cut steel, glass, wood and copper, 2005) is a limb of a salvaged citrus tree, which then was shaped, cut and reshaped to then continue their growth together. The limb's metallic reflection comes from hundreds of copper nails driven into the wood.
Jeffery Laudenslager creates kinetic sculptures that consists of geometric shapes which are joined and balanced, so that wind alone will activate them. BioBa was created to serve as a model for a larger commissioned work for a biotech company in San Diego. BioBa was inspired by the number 8, a special number in the Chinese culture, meaning wealth or fortune. BioBa shifts and changes its appearance and captures new frames in time depending on the gusts of wind coming through the garden.
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If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Deanne Sabeck's Heliotrope III, a beautiful kinetic light sculpture which is activated by wind and light and is made of stainless steel and dichroic glass allowing light and shadow to transform her sculpture. As I ogled it, it reminded me of the prismatic effect a blown bubble has while in floats away in the wind. It was rather magical to watch.For me, this piece was whimsical. Its creator, John Dupree, is a self-taught artist with a strong background in welding. Dupree is inspired by working with various types of metals and found objects. Breaking Away was created using found objects, bicycle wheels, that were to be discarded from a local bike shop. Dupree elected to repurpose these wheels by layering the circular shapes and welding them together to create an interesting composition. Dupree focused on shape and line, connecting to rhythm and balance within his piece, breaking out from a traditional rectangular frame.If you find yourself anywhere near 2955 Elwood St., in Carlsbad, I recommend you stop by. You can linger, have a picnic, or ogle quickly and move on. It's worth a detour.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton
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