![]() Fire Dance incorporates the sounds of the music and the noise of the crowd. “My wife, K arlita, and I first visited Centennial Park at night. “I want them to enjoy the piece from every angle.” that end, Fire Dance has been encircled by a sidewalk and landscaping, and is framed by park benches so that visitors to Centennial Park can freely interact with the sculpture from every conceivable vantage.įire Dance represents Black’s interpretation of the park’s energy and vitality during events. “Inside the piece are four hidden spirals that create a story for your imagination,” Black told the crowd who gathered for the Madedication and ribbon cutting ceremony. “I like the idea of letting people walk around the sculpture and see it from underneath,” Black says. The sculpture is open so that people can walk through it and look up. Because of southwest Florida’s intense sunlight, I’ve had Dupont add UV protection, like sunscreen, to the paint to retard fading.” Here, I wanted my piece to be taller than the surrounding palm trees. “When designing a sculpture,” Black observes, “you have to consider the site. His community landmarks engage their environments spatially as well as culturally, connecting strongly with the viewer. He calls his public sculpture “proto-architecture” because it combines architectural elements such as pillars, arches, canopies and the use of light with the energy and references of sculpture. In fact, he’s won 35 national and three international sculpture competitions, one in Nagano, Japan, a second in Berlin and the third in Canada.īlack characterizes himself as a “hands-on” sculptor-innovator with a wide interest in architecture, past and present. ![]() It is not the first time Black has won a competition for a public art commission. He was chosen by the Public Art Committee from a field of 162 artists who responded to the City’s RFQ, a national call to artists interested in submitting their qualifications and proposals. T he sculptor is David Black (depicted on right being interviewed by WINK News reporter Rachel Rafanelli). A medley of circles, spirals and counterbalances, Fire Dance inspires children playing on the swings and in the nearby playground to become the visual artists, sculptors, architects, civil engineers and city planners of tomorrow. Located in a circle where Bay Street dead-ends at the eastern edge of Centennial Park, the 25-foot-tall Dupont red aluminum sculpture is a magnet that draws art lovers from far and wide. Fire Dance is the first commission awarded to an artist by the City of Fort Myers Public Art Committee.
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