24th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture C ompetition ... - Lee S. Millard

SITE 8
Harry McDaniel
Asheville, NC
Anhinga
Aluminum
2008
7’2 x 4’6 x 4’3”
Artist Statement
In designing Anhinga, I did not have any
representational or conceptual intentions.
I was simply working with forms in space
to create a visual experience for the viewer.
I wanted to elicit a feeling of motion and
interaction between the three sections. As
you walk around the sculpture, you will
find that there is really no front or back; the
three components can be seen as a new
composition from each viewing angle.
When I finished fabricating the sculpture, I saw
birdlike qualities to the forms, so I searched
through my bird book for inspiration for a
title. I found it in the anhinga, a water bird
that lives in a range from the southeastern
U.S. to northern Argentina. The overall
form of the sculpture does not look like an
anhinga, but each piece suggests a part of
the bird. With a bit of imagination, you can
see the outstretched neck, the upward-lifted
wings, and the diving tail of an anhinga.
Website: www.harrymcdaniel.com
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