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Spring

© Jean B. Hall

Spring

Uploaded: November 29, 2008

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Swedish-American sculptor Cleas Oldenburg and his Dutch-American wife, Coosje van Bruggen, collaborated to design this 70-foot sculpture – Spring – which was unveiled in 2006 at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul, South Korea.

The sculpture was inspired by the black snail (which is native to Korean waters) and is made of more than 200 pieces of aluminum, painted with blue and red ribbons of acrylic polyurethane.

It was created to celebrate the first anniversary of the restoration of the Cheonggyecheon, an urban stream that had been paved over since 1958. But the monument was controversial even before it was installed, because local artists resented the fact that there had been no open competition to determine whose design would be used.

Oldenburg and van Bruggen were paid $600,000 for their design, which cost $3.4 million to construct. The result is a truly spectacular sight – especially by night, when it is surrounded by a virtual rainbow of neon lights.



Comments

Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 29, 2008

Amazing, beautifully captured Jean! #1043420

Jean B. Hall November 30, 2008

Thanks so much, Nancy. This was an amazing find we happened upon searching for a restaurant for dinner. I didn't know the details on it till I researched it on the web. #6828306

Stefania Barbier level-classic November 30, 2008

beautiful night capture Jean! #6828418

Jean B. Hall November 30, 2008

Thanks, Stefania. This is the first night shot I ever took, and I was so pleased at how it came out. #6829905

Ron McEwan November 30, 2008

Amazingly colorful, there is color in here I didn't think was on the color wheel. Nice and bright. #6831528

Jean B. Hall November 30, 2008

Thanks, Ron. I think it's a really terrific sculpture and am so happy we stumbled on it! #6831819

Bill Knaps January 12, 2009

Amazing story and a geat capture Jean. Bill #7020006

Jean B. Hall January 12, 2009

Thanks so much, Bill. #7020510

Michael Lynch April 25, 2009

Missed this one, somehow. Beautiful and excellent description. You don't happen to be a travel writer by any chance or are you ? #7449398

Jean B. Hall April 25, 2009

Thanks very much, Michael. I am not a travel writer -- but I am an advertising copywriter. #7449590

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