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Love & Loss

Coordinates: 47°36′59.73″N 122°21′34.21″W / 47.6165917°N 122.3595028°W / 47.6165917; -122.3595028
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Love & Loss
Part of the installation in 2024
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ArtistRoy McMakin
Year2005 (2005)
LocationOlympic Sculpture Park (Seattle Art Museum), Seattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′59.73″N 122°21′34.21″W / 47.6165917°N 122.3595028°W / 47.6165917; -122.3595028

Love & Loss is an outdoor 2005 mixed-media installation by Roy McMakin, installed at Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington.[1][2]

Description

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The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the work is multifaceted and interactive, respectively.[3][4] According to The Stranger, "The piece consists of cast concrete benches, a sidewalk-like pathway, a small, circular reflecting pool, and a double-trunked crabapple tree that spell out the words 'love' and 'loss.' Jutting up from the middle is a red neon ampersand."[5] The ampersand revolves.[6]

Brangien Davis of Crosscut.com described the artwork as a "sculpture slash word puzzle".[7]

Reception

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Arts Observer called the work "clever".[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sculpture Park | The art & artists, a walking guide | Seattle Times Newspaper". old.seattletimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ^ "Love & Loss". Seattle Art Museum. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  3. ^ Farr, Sheila (2008-10-31). "McMakin packs ideas with sheer beauty". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ HACKETT, REGINA. "Olympic Sculpture Park: It's not a hands-on experience". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  5. ^ Graves, Jen. "In/Visible: Love and Loss". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ^ "Art: What is it good for? | SPUR". www.spur.org. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ^ Davis, Brangien. "Editor's Notebook: 'Eagle' gets a makeover at Olympic Sculpture Park | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  8. ^ "Olympic Sculpture Park: Seattle's Amazing Green Exhibition Space". Arts Observer. 2014-06-11. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-02-18.