To See Yourself in Nature (2023)
by Matt Niebuhr and David Dahlquist
DESCRIPTION: two-piece 13-foot high by 7-foot wide by 30-inch deep freestanding sculpture faced with curved hand-finished stainless steel sheets and curved etched and patinated bronze sheets
This monumental sculpture is installed within a 26-foot diameter site that includes two 5-foot diameter granite boulders and in-ground p.m. up-lighting. The 2-piece sculpture is directly adjacent to the Park's Secret Garden, and its curved surfaces were designed to reflect the changing light and natural environment, as well as passersby. The identification plaque reads "Celebrating the beauty of Huntington Central Park and nature's horizontal plane of reflection." It was dedicated May 4, 2023.
Artist's statement: “What someone might think of as a butterfly might remind me — or could remind others — of feathers, ...” “In a different scale, it almost looks like feathers, and in another scale, all of the little squiggles almost start to look like particles of water. It was intentional, to try to have it be open. There’s never any right or wrong answer in art, but can you invite someone to contemplate a little bit or notice something? That’s part of what we’re trying to do, just point to some of the things that are here.” - Matt Niebuhr
This monumental sculpture is installed within a 26-foot diameter site that includes two 5-foot diameter granite boulders and in-ground p.m. up-lighting. The 2-piece sculpture is directly adjacent to the Park's Secret Garden, and its curved surfaces were designed to reflect the changing light and natural environment, as well as passersby. The identification plaque reads "Celebrating the beauty of Huntington Central Park and nature's horizontal plane of reflection." It was dedicated May 4, 2023.
Artist's statement: “What someone might think of as a butterfly might remind me — or could remind others — of feathers, ...” “In a different scale, it almost looks like feathers, and in another scale, all of the little squiggles almost start to look like particles of water. It was intentional, to try to have it be open. There’s never any right or wrong answer in art, but can you invite someone to contemplate a little bit or notice something? That’s part of what we’re trying to do, just point to some of the things that are here.” - Matt Niebuhr
LOCATION: Huntington Central Park, 18002 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, California, USA
