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03-DEC-2005

Standing

A fountain by American artist Kiki Smith on the campus of the
University of California, San Diego.

This is the view from the back, with the sun blazing down in front of the sculpture.

Smith's fountain features a female figure standing, arms open,
on top of a 12-foot-high column cast from the mold of a dead eucalyptus
tree Smith found on campus. Water flows gently from her lower arms and hands,
splashing onto a base of pale stones.

Smith uses the form to call attention not to an individual,
but to the human body in general, questioning what is concealed and revealed,
celebrated and censored in daily life.

This information from this website: http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/UCSDTEST/KikiSmith.htm

Canon PowerShot A70
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Craig Persel10-Jan-2006 00:51
Outstanding silouette shot. Vote.
Roe..07-Dec-2005 21:49
brillant!..well captured
Chris05-Dec-2005 04:38
Awesome way to shoot this, Gary. Like stardust falling from her fingers.
gary becker05-Dec-2005 04:32
Tough shot... very well done.
Di04-Dec-2005 15:03
This is awesome, Gary...love the way you've got it backlit and the glistening of the water.
Guest 04-Dec-2005 13:26
The glistening of water... great shot! Vote~
Guest 04-Dec-2005 05:10
This is quite unreal, Gary, fantstic capture! I too was fooled at first glance, thinking it was an actual human figure. Love the silhouetted form against the sun with the intensity of light decreasing as it moves outward. And the 'sparkle' patterns of the falling drops are beautiful.
Pepe Zyman04-Dec-2005 03:55
You fooled me! It looks like a real woman! Hey! That's an idea for a cool shot!
Sheila04-Dec-2005 03:11
Beautiful shot! I love the water.
Mindy McNaugher04-Dec-2005 01:54
Spectacular shot Gary!! Very dramatic! And the light on the water droplets is exquisite! Vote!
Guest 04-Dec-2005 00:28
Very nice ... love the individual droplets of water! :)
Dawn03-Dec-2005 23:16
Awesome shot Gary, voted!
Robin Reid03-Dec-2005 22:25
Brilliant work Gary. Voting.
shatterbug03-Dec-2005 22:15
Great capture! The water looks magical! GMV!
KimKong03-Dec-2005 22:07
It has something very striking...
Herb 03-Dec-2005 22:00
Very nice
Guest 03-Dec-2005 21:51
heavenly...esp the way you composed it with the light!
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