Saturday, August 10, 2013

Discovering San Francisco's Public Art with Children

A second post on our recent San Francisco trip--this time on the delightful child-friendly art we found all over the city in public places and museums. In prior blog posts, I have written about the elements of child-friendly public art, including art that is tactile and interactive, engages a child's imagination and sense of wonderment, and is loved by people of all ages. Along those lines, here are some of the child-friendly art installations that we happened upon and fell in love with during our San Francisco trip:

Jonathan Borofsky Human Sculptures in San Francisco
Jonathan Borofsky's Human Structures
Plaza at 555 Mission Street
Shaking Man Statue in Yerba Buena Gardens
Terry Allen, Shaking Man Statue
Yerba Buena Gardens
Children flocking to touch the Shaking Man Statue


Trash Sweepers Clock at Exploratorium
Maarten Bass, Sweeper's Clock;
Exploratorium (must watch the video for this) 
Tinkerer clock at Exploratorium
Tim Hunkin, Tinkerer's Clock;
Exploratorium (see this website link for more info on this enchanting clock) 
Exploratorium 
Exploratorium musical lockers
Exploratorium's musical lockers
Yin Yang public art heads on Embarcadero in San Francisco
Robert Ameson, Yin Yang
Embarcadero in Justin Herman Plaza
Ugo Rondinone  Moonrise Sculptures
Ugo Rondinone's Moonrise Sculptures: March, October, and December
Public Plaza at 555 Mission
Rolling through the Bay toothpick exhibit at Exploratorium
Scott Weaver, Rolling through the Bay at the Exploratorium;
made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years;
the video for this piece has gotten over a million hits



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