New sculpture in Madison Square Park

When walking past Madison Square Park after one day, I had to stop and do a double take in disbelief. A tall, glowing white face with a warped shape was sticking out of the main lawn, set against a backdrop that included the similarly stretched Flat Iron Building and the surrounding trees.

This is by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, who based the sculpture off of a previous piece he did in England, titled "Dream." NYC's version of it is "Echo"—a young girl with a braid in her hair, standing 44 feet tall and made of polyester resin.

The St. Helens Star came across some of my photos of it on Twitter and used them in an article that ties this piece back to the original "Dream" sculpture Plensa did in St. Helens, England. Check it out!

Scattered Light in Madison Square Park

I saw images of this public art installation set up in Madison Square Park on flickr, and with the park being near my office I went over after work to try and catch it in both light and dark. The display is up through February and features LED lights put together by new media artist Jim Campbell.

Some interesting information and more pictures here on NYC <3 NYC's blog.

Goodnight Moon

While walking home alone up Broadway to 5th Avenue, I spotted the moon. That's a rarity in the city as it's usually blocked from view. I noticed a couple of people taking pictures of it, so I joined in. We were on the corner of 20th Street I believe, and even though it was after 8:00, there was still a bit of daylight with a hint of night-light.

I walked a few blocks north toward Madison Square Park and on my right was the Metropolitan Life Tower with the clock and then on my left was the Empire State Building. Even though I see it every night, you'll still find me taking a picture of it for some reason. And as we go into the end of Spring and the beginning of the Summer season, I hope to see more of the moon every night.

Looking East on 20th Street

The Met Life Tower at One Madison Avenue

The Empire State Building

What's new?

There is a new set of sculptures in the Flat Iron District between 5th & 6th Avenues and below 23rd Street. Amy and I went down there after Broadway in Bryant Park one day last week to get cupcakes from the Cupcake Stop Truck when we noticed the tall Daisies in the pedestrian area of Broadway between the Flat Iron building and Madison Square Park. There were green plastic couches for people to sit on, plugs for charging your mac or phone, and signs telling about free WiFi and whatever other features I can't remember now. It is all part of a Prius promotion. I think that's a car. 

Anyway, it's a great place to sit, chat, people watch and eat a cupcake!

The Flat Iron Building on 23rd Street between 5th & 6th Avenues