The last time I had visited the sculpture garden was in my senior year of high school. I had always been mesmerized by the three-dimensional art form. This garden had captured my interest in art along with helping me to decide to become an art major when looking into colleges.
Since it had been three years, I decided to take a walk with my lunch into the recent re-opening of the garden. I had heard about the newly added art works, and was interested in photographing them all for my collection. Let’s say I was not disappointed in any way.
I had my all-time favorites to visit: The Blue Dog sculpture, The Horse, The Giant Spider, and The Four Men Walking. I was always a fan of the Blue Dog because of the reminder of home when I had moved away for Katrina and college. The Horse was always a favorite since I was younger because of my fascination with the actual animal. The Giant Spider was a fun one to take pictures underneath because of the massive daddy-long legs. And the Four Men Walking, oh they are a site to see and take pictures with.
Two of the new editions caught my eye the most. The Mardi Gras Beads were colossal in size and hanging from an oak tree’s branches as if they were left from a parade that rolled through the garden. They were very colorful and just dazzling. The other new edition was a set of latters that lead up to a hovering window. The illusion of this was just breath taking, in my opinion. It was a very playful piece, indeed.
All in all, I would have to say this garden is an excellent place to just enjoy an afternoon, enjoying thee plant life along with the art. It’s a place to immerse yourself in magnificent sculpture, and maybe to just eat your lunch. There are plenty of benches and trash receptacles throughout all the walking paths. You can also sit in the grass and just observe all that is going on. The pond areas provide lovely seating to the sculptures that are located in them.
I highly recommend this as a great, free attraction that almost everyone would enjoy.
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