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October 3, 2015 by tomdalzell

Sculpture – Modernish

 

I know almost nothing about sculpture.  I am a functional illiterate when it comes to sculpture. I confess.  I admit.  I bemoan.

If you are interested in an exercise in creative narcissism, you can look here to see the sum total, I think, of my life experience with sculpture.

But, so, though, the point being, I am unschooled in sculpture.  Undaunted, I have collected photos of modern-ish sculpture in Berkeley front yards here.

I don’t know about the sculpture of Alexander Calder.  But I do know that when I have taken people over east of Grizzly Peak to the homes overlooking Tilden, they have told me that these sculptures at 10 Rosemont remind them of Calder.

10 Rosemont. Photo: Colleen Neff

10 Rosemont. Photo: Colleen Neff

10 Rosemont. Photo: Colleen Neff

10 Rosemont. Photo: Colleen Neff

What do you say, you who are in the know about sculpture?  Calderesque?

More, without uninformed explanations:

1338 Albina

1338 Albina

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

2105 5th

2105 5th

1625 Prince

1625 Prince

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. is seen on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015.

2748 Fulton

2310 Prospect. Photo: Colleen Neff

2310 Prospect. Photo: Colleen Neff

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. is seen on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015.

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. is seen on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015.

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

1853 San Juan. Photo: Colleen Neff

1423 MLK

1423 MLK

1423 MLK

1423 MLK

All of these sculptures are in the yard of 2341 Roosevelt.

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And these at 1004 Merced in North Berkeley:

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I showed the photos to my friend. He had just bought a piece of sculpture at the Treasure Island flea market that he thought was a perfect fit in his new Danish Modern quarters. He showed me his new sculpture and then let me know what he thought of these photos:

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