"Eagle" by Alexander Calder
"Love and Loss" by Roy Makin
"Eye Benches" by Louise Bourgeois. The backs of the benches are giant all-seeing eyes.
"The Gate"
"Split" by Roxy Paine
"Wake" by Richard Serra
"Typewriter Eraser" by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
We drove down the Pacific Northwest trail for four days taking the coastal route. It seemed exactly like driving around New England with the winding, narrow roads backed by craggy mountainous terrain on one side and the crashing surf on the other. When it wasn't overcast and the light was good, the views were spectacular.
Our ultimate destination was Portland, Oregon by way of Seattle, Washington to visit museums, sight-see, and shop because Oregon is a shopper's haven--no sales tax on anything. It is one of the most affluent American states. Employment rate is comparatively high; most public transportation is free--imagine that!
Our first stop was the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Olympic Sculpture Park. It was voted Best Museum Design in 2007. It s Seattle's newest sustainable green space for art and people, originally conceived to camouflage the old railroad tracks underneath. It overlooks the Puget Sound so that the backdrop of the water and the foreground of the garden showcase the gigantic sculptures set outdoors in the best way possible.
The biggest endowment for this outdoor museum came from...you guessed it! Bill Gates, Washington state's richest resident. The award winning designers are Weiss/Manfredi who built the structure as a work of art in itself--the jewel in the entire property.
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