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All you need is understanding
Take time for a little peace, love and understanding
A
ll you need is love...plus a little
bit of understanding. We so
love this inspirational red neon
and steel piece of artwork by
the British artist Martin Creed
with the Public Art Fund, which was installed
at the end of the Brooklyn Bridge Park in
New York throughout the summer months.
The installation, ‘Understanding’ - which
rotated 360 degrees - is captured here by
Francesca Magnani (francescamagnani.com) ,
a journalist and street photographer who
has been living in the Big Apple since 1997.
“The result was a magnificent experience
that New Yorkers enjoyed everyday,” she told
OM. “The interaction with the surroundings
was amazing, and the turning sign had a
meditative aspect to it, almost hypnotic.”
You can see people in the photographcurious and entranced by the statue.
The giant revolving installation was meant
to be part of a larger art project called,
‘Peace, Love and Understanding’. but which
ended up being too expensive.
Still, we think this piece is wonderful in
it’s own right, and it carries an important
meaning for all of us, especially at this time
of year.
“Maybe all you need is understanding,”
Creed told The Guardian newspaper in an
interview back in May.Find out more about the art installation:
publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6103_
martin_creed_understandingOn the OM interactive app you’ll also find a
link to a short YouTube video.