Unlikely Art

October 30, 2006 - 11:17 PM by Allison

David Bogner of Treppenwitz likes to find beauty where you might not expect – the more unexpected the better:

I love ‘discovering’ little bits of art in unlikely places. Sometimes it can be a municipal or privately funded piece of sculpture. Other times it is a bit of unauthorized artwork by a ‘commando’ artist (a great one of this genre that comes to mind is the famous Pink Lady of Malibu… this weekend being the 40th anniversary of the creation of this short-lived landmark).

However, for me to like it, it must meet the following criteria:

1. It must be unique (at least to me)
2. It must be located where few people are likely to see it.

The sense of discovery I get when I stumble across such a piece feels a little like having a private showing, or even a gallery opening… just for me.

While driving near Tel Sheva (the archaeological excavations where ancient Beer Sheva is said to have been located), I came across such an understated, unique and remote work of art. It was created by taking an existing part of the landscape – In this case a high-tension wire tower – and adding small (relatively speaking) colored accents.

The effect is extremely powerful because of the muted colors that make up the nearby desert landscape… and by the dull gray frame of the metal tower.