So maybe he (or she) had lugged what he thought were truly enlightened works of art to gallery after gallery. Maybe he was rejected from a few establishments, a few maybes here and there but no firm commitments? He was feeling low, like he wants to give up (and what the bejeezus is he to do with all this art?)- then he sees the sun, and nature, and the sea, and he gets a revelation: ‘I’ll take my art to nature! And I’ll give it to her!’
Columbus Landing, St. Croix
At least that is what I speculate happened at the Western end of Columbus Landing beach on St. Croix, where someone has created a small and temporary (but certainly noticeable) outside art gallery. It consists of between five and seven mixed media creations in different states of natural disrepair. The art is compelling somehow- since it’s human and bold and it’s suddenly there, intentionally, as you’re getting out of your car, in a natural setting no less, slightly underground- since the art is installed in a national park, certainly environmentally unfriendly- since a lot of the work is on foam and plastic, and is being torn by winds and spread into the bush. All in all, I have to say that I was impressed by the ‘graffitti-style’ effort but unimpressed by the juvenile content and the artist’s choice of location. Seems to me if you’re going to try to beautify something, you might try finding a spot that needs it, which Columbus Landing does not. Enjoy the photos and send me your comments.
