A few photos of "Pile", one of the new public artworks on the revamped transit mall in downtown Portland. I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It's kind of whimsical, and isn't overly large (which is nice, for a change). The bit with the crow standing on the pigeon's face is a little odd, but I suppose that's one of those things where you're an uncultured mouth-breathing barbarian if you spend too much time trying to figure out what (if anything) it's supposed to mean. So I'll just speculate that it may work better in a gallery setting than it does on city streets. Which isn't a bad thing, necessarily.
The artist's website shows a few of her other works, as does the local gallery representing her. And here are two articles on recent shows of hers. But what you really want to do is read this entertaining interview that gives a better idea of where she's coming from, with a few more photos of other works. And let me just say, the guinea pig wrecking ball is awesome.
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