Thursday, May 29, 2008

SILVER FOUNTAIN // JEAN L // FORM AND SPACE


Not too far past the turtle on the beach, I came across and interesting looking piece of metal. It was this water fountain. I didn’t even know what it was at first because it was sitting next to the bike rack loops that were coming out of the concrete sidewalk near the bushes. The fountain however did stand out a lot. It was shiny and looked as if the metal was polished and sculpted smoothly. I’m guessing someone deliberately designed the fountain to have that half a cylinder type modern look, or it was made from scrap metal and shined up. Either way, it’s efficient as well as a nice piece of art. The only thing that I don’t like about the fountain is that it’s so low. But I’m sure children appreciate it. So I guess that was something the designer took into consideration that would have been a mistake of mine if I were the one constructing it.

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