Robert Vigiletti photograph of precast play sculptures taken in 1962 I recently re-discovered the artist Jim Miller-Melberg while researching public sculpture, art, and play spaces. I say ‘re-discovered,’ because I have been familiar with Jim Miller-Melbergs work for most of my life without even realizing it (for more on that topic, read this). Looking at and reading about his playground and park design work, his ideas resonate with my own.
Jim Miller-Melberg is a mid-century sculptor famous for his sculptural concrete playground and park works (more on that topic here). Looking at his work, I realized that I actually have a very personal connection to it: I played on his playground sculptures as a child. My elementary school had several of his pieces as part of our playground, including a turtle and a castle. Let me give you some background
As I’ve been researching interactive installation, I will often find things I’m interested in, of all sorts of mediums and materials. What I’m finding is that it’s a whole world unto itself, and I’ve barely scratched the surface. There are endless examples of beautiful, fascinating, and creative installations and sculptures out there. My goal is simply to add to that number. I’ve been reflecting on what I personally am attracted
The recurring theme of defining my intentions coming up a lot for me recently, and it’s led me to really examining my goals for this website and blog. I need to beagle to define why I’m doing this if I want to be able to continue in a meaningful way, and use it towards my larger goals. Creating this website and blog has several purposes for me. First and foremost