About the Exhibition

 

Seattle’s award-winning Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill served as the backdrop for the innovative, outdoor art installation project, MadArt in the Park, during the summer of 2010.  MadArt in the Park focused on the interactive nature of sculpture in public spaces. During the first two weeks of the six-week exhibit, the west side of the park served as an outdoor art studio to allow visitors to witness firsthand the artists' installation process. Once the pieces were installed, viewers were encouraged to interact and enjoy the artwork. 

 

Curatorial Vision - MadArt in the Park

If the premise that good contemporary art prepares the world for what is to come holds true, then artists can share their uncanny sense to feel the times and places in which we live. Like human antennas, they gather and explore the mysteries they witness. Our six selected artists have conceptualized designs as a blip in time, as a glimpse of life in metaphor. 

 

Each artist uses a different perspective to capture these moments. Jason Puccinelli draws on the future, while Stephen Rock excavates the past. Amy Johnson tells her story based on a folk tale and Justin Lytle envisions his moment as a bird that no longer can fly. Both Casey Curran and Alex Hayden reflect the earth from mirror- like vantage points. 

 

As we live in a complex world, so does the artist who attempts to peel away its intricacies.  MadArt’s goal is for every visitor to take away a small slice of what the artist sees, even for just a moment. 

 

Bryan Ohno, Director of MadArt's 2010 Art in the Park Project.