This unusual metal man sculpture is about to be mounted at the Academic Village on the Lyceum Lawn across from the Seaside Neighborhood School.
Giant Metal Tripod Man in Seaside
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Mark Dickson, from Tallahassee, is the sculptor. The plinth is ready and it should be permanently installed in a couple of days, by the start of the Seaside Half Marathon.
From Diane Dorney at Seaside Institute...
The sculptor is Mark Dickson from Tallahassee, Florida. Some may know Mark's work because Annette Newbill Trujillo carries his (much smaller) works of art in her Seaside art gallery, Newbill Collection by the Sea. Mark has given this piece called "Messenger" to the Seaside Institute on a long-term loan for now. We hope to purchase it in the future.
The sculpture is made of welded steel, weighs around 600 lbs. and stands 10 feet tall.
Recently, Messenger was one of ten sculptures selected by a committee of community members and museum staff to be exhibited in the Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition in Winter Haven, Fla. This was a year-long juried exhibition of sculptures from around the country sponsored by the Polk Museum of Art.
In Mark's words:
"The Messenger is a guardian figure, a hybrid-being representing both man and machine. He stands as a powerful emissary from, perhaps, some not so distant future. It is resolute in its purpose, unwavering in its mission, on a never-ending journey to communicate truth and shelter knowledge."
We are very excited about this piece of civic art and hope that as time goes on we will be able to find other ways to ornament the town of Seaside. He certainly certainly creates a nice focal point in the Academic Village!
The sculptor is Mark Dickson from Tallahassee, Florida. Some may know Mark's work because Annette Newbill Trujillo carries his (much smaller) works of art in her Seaside art gallery, Newbill Collection by the Sea. Mark has given this piece called "Messenger" to the Seaside Institute on a long-term loan for now. We hope to purchase it in the future.
The sculpture is made of welded steel, weighs around 600 lbs. and stands 10 feet tall.
Recently, Messenger was one of ten sculptures selected by a committee of community members and museum staff to be exhibited in the Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition in Winter Haven, Fla. This was a year-long juried exhibition of sculptures from around the country sponsored by the Polk Museum of Art.
In Mark's words:
"The Messenger is a guardian figure, a hybrid-being representing both man and machine. He stands as a powerful emissary from, perhaps, some not so distant future. It is resolute in its purpose, unwavering in its mission, on a never-ending journey to communicate truth and shelter knowledge."
We are very excited about this piece of civic art and hope that as time goes on we will be able to find other ways to ornament the town of Seaside. He certainly certainly creates a nice focal point in the Academic Village!
He's on his pedestal.
