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- Bill Palladino
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- "Bronze Fairy Tales on Broadway"
- Summary: A walk down Broadway with Tom Otterness, discovering his fairy tale-inspired sculptures
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Review of Bronze Fairy Tales on Broadway
Bill Palladino
Posted on December 31, 2004 at 08:11 AM
Sarah's piece shines the equivalent of an infrared light on a miles long section of upper Broadway in Manhattan. Hidden in plain view on the narrow boulevard along Broadway's wide expanse are fairy tale sculptures, from 71st street on up to 146th street. These sculptures exist with little explanation, and this piece shines it's light on one enormous bronze after another. These fairy tale sculptures from sculptor Tom Otterness tell stories in their symbolic language about human culture. Sarah takes us on a walk with the artist as he lovingly cleans his works. He explains the significance of each piece, both from his midwestern perspective and from that of his artwork's intended viewers.
The piece is simple, mostly the artist's voice with an occassional narration from the youthful sounding Sarah. The sounds of Broadway's busy traffic add a layer of "city authentique." The clip includes the Studio 360 outro attribution; minus this it would work well in any station's segment about the city, hidden treasures, artists, etc. Well done!