Wiki: Also known as the Wild Horse Monument is a public art sculpture created by Davide Govedare in 1989-90 and is situated on a ridge overlooking the Columbia River near Vantage, Washington State.
The original design was for a 36-foot-high tipped basket with two horses still inside and 16 more galloping away from it, a gift from the Grandfather Spirit.
In Govedare's imagined tale, the Grandfather Spirit says as he tips the basket:
"Creatures of this planet, behold, a Great Basket! I send this basket, bearing the gift of life, to all corners of the universe. Now, take these ponies; I am cutting them loose. They will inspire a spirit of free will. They will be a companion for work and play on this planet.
That is quite spectacular! I have to admit I just looked at the image first before reading the description and thought for an instance those were real horses. It is not often that such artistic structures make a natural landscape better imo, but this is a case where it works really well.
DistantPlaces wrote:
That is quite spectacular! I have to admit I just looked at the image first before reading the description and thought for an instance those were real horses. It is not often that such artistic structures make a natural landscape better imo, but this is a case where it works really well.
Its fun to see it from a distance. Thanks! I searched for the artists webpage and noted he passed away a few short years ago but he left a number of his pieces at various places in the PNW.
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ratherfish wrote:
Cool images and back story Al! Thanks! Steve
Thanks, Steve!
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CDalessandro wrote:
Wonderful images and backstory, Al!
Carol
