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Four choices remain in Chesterfield’s
search for newest sculpture
By JESSICA MESZAROS
Chesterfield is a city where art isn’t just
confined to indoor galleries; it’s interactive
and placed outdoors for residents of all
ages to enjoy day and night. Now, the city
is in the midst of adding more pieces to its
growing artistic interest.
The city’s parks, recreation and arts
department held its official review for its
latest Public Art Sculpture Competition
in city hall on Dec. 6. A panel of city officials,
including five officials from the arts
advisory committee, viewed mock-ups and
proposals from four finalists, with an official
decision remaining to be made.
Five artists were selected through the
city’s public art review process; however,
an artist from Wisconsin was unable to
attend due to car trouble, according to Tom
McCarthy, Chesterfield’s parks, recreation
and arts director.
“Meeting Places” [shown] recently was installed in
Chesterfield’s Central Park; a gallery of the finalists in the
city’s latest sculpture competition can be found online at
www.westnewsmagazine.com.
Each artist gave a brief presentation, followed
by a Q&A during which panelists
could ask the artist questions. The event
was open to the public and was led by
Sukanya Mani, art specialist with the city.
The presentations were a part of the each
artist’s competition submission, which also
included a scale model of the proposed
work, also known as a maquette.
Catharine Magel presented first, an
unnamed maquette that emphasized twodimensional
shapes and bright colors.
Magel is well-known for working with
color, mosaic and glass tiles. Her “Earth
Rabbit” sculpture, located in Grand Center,
was completed in 2008 for the city of St.
Louis with help from inner city children.
Bryce Olen Robinson presented a mockup
called “Dueling Spirits.” The maquette
featured only the skeletal part of the statue.
Expanded metal and smooth surfaces
would be added to the final product to
prevent children or animals from climbing
on the statue and possibly getting stuck.
Robsinson founded Jeske Sculpture Park
in Ferguson. The title of the work refers to
the friendly competition between St. Louis
municipalities.
Matt Donovan proposed a work called
“Broken Circle,” which shows chipmunks
and a fox on an uncompleted circle of life.
Donovan is known for his loosely rendered
and representational style captured in
bronze. Donovan works at Matt Donovan
Studio in the greater St. Louis area and has
had pieces featured at the Green Door Art
Gallery in Old Webster Groves.
Finally, artist Leland Drexler-Russell
presented a mock-up for a statue called
“Flow.” The statue would be interactive,
with solar panels and motion
sensors, allowing it to light
up when approached from a
15-foot radius. Multiple cattail
clusters would line a trail to
a Central Park Creek, ending
with a lotus blossom on the
water. Drexler-Russell is the
current director of arts and
sustainability at City of Night
St. Louis.
A winner was supposed to
be chosen on Dec. 6; however,
after a lengthy discussion, the
panel was unable to decide.
The decision will take another
few weeks as the panel follows
up with the artists on sculpture
size, location and maintenance
questions.
“We had a very good, very
healthy debate,” McCarthy
said. “Some panelists had
questions about some pieces and artists,
and some panelists were really passionate
about other pieces.”
According to Mani, the hope is to have
the piece installed by spring or summer
of 2017, complete with an unveiling ceremony.
Meanwhile, Magel recently had her
piece, “Meeting Places,” installed on the
north side of the lake near the trail in Chesterfield’s
Central Park.
“Meeting Places” is described as “a
sculpture that explores the possibility and
relationship between form and surface and
the intersection of cultures East and West.”
Magel was chosen to create the work
as part of the Sounds of Summer Concert
Series with Live Art.
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