I was surfing the web the other day and I came across this picture of a fountain, and I thought in my mind that this is probably the most unique fountain that I have ever saw. Turns out that the name of this fountain is called
North South East West, and it sits in the garden of the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.The artist who designed this unique fountain was Lynda Benglis, and she is an artist who emphasizes on "getting paint off the wall". I agree with her emphasis that more art should be "off the wall" because art can also be in many different mediums such as ceramics, rubber and rock.
I agree with both your and Beglis's opinion. I think that art can take on so many more mediums than painting and personally I enjoy many of these other forms much more than traditional painting. For me, the greatest form of art can be found in man-made structures. I find nothing more amazing than a Roman temple or a Medieval castle. When I think about how people with such simple tools built things comparable if not superior to something constructed today I am simply astounded. I truly believe physical structures (this includes sculpture) is the greatest kind of art.
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