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.

FLYING TURTLE // JEAN L // FORM AND SPACE

This is a really cool sculpture I came across when I was at the beach taking photos for Image Manipulation class. I’ll be surprised if I hear no one has ever posted a picture of this for form and space. This turtle is awesome. Too funny. It just sits about seven and a half feet on top of a concrete pole on the sidewalk near the beach just before you get close to the pier. The colors are so vibrant that it’s almost impossible to miss. I was wondering why it was there. I’ve never seen any turtles in Clearwater, especially on the beach. But maybe I’m just not there enough. The sculpture is very round like a turtle. Which is great. The way that it’s standing with its hand out makes it look even more animated. Definitely the best turtle sculpture I’ve never seen which is weird because I’ve been to a lot of theme parks in the past. I think whoever decided to make that sculpture and put it by the beach should make more, of different animals. Not too many, but maybe like two or three.