
So this piece is ridiculous. Some rich guy in Seattle died and in his will set aside money to commission a sculpture, his requirement being that it have 2 naked men. It's not like naked men have never been sculpted before, I mean Michelangelo's David is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. But 2 naked men apparently made whoever was in charge of this uncomfortable. So instead of 2 adult men, someone had the fabulous idea of a naked father and son. They are both standing, facing each other, with their arms reaching out to one another. This is just such a disturbing image! It's also a fountain, and that part is interesting, the water level changes so sometimes you can see the son, sometimes the father, but they could have used that same technique with a better subject matter. It's not like they had to do something like The Rape of the Sabine Women, I'm sure some artist could have created a piece that would be appropriate for a public sculpture park and not include a naked parent and child. Anyway, this disappoints me.
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