TGU's Wooden Horse a priceless work of art.

[tatajhun]

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nice move sir rodsky...

[tatajhun]

OT:hehehe..miss di ko oi...=)

siguro pareha ra,na amaze jud mi pagkita ani=p

hahah sori mam mYta..abi man nako ikaw nang opao ikaw diay nang chix sa pic..hehehe

[mYta82]

hahah sori mam mYta..abi man nako ikaw nang opao ikaw diay nang chix sa pic..hehehe

hehehe...ok ra oi..ako man ng hubby...

[kit_cebu]

A photo I took earlier. The lighting was dim and I didn't have a tripod, so the image is slightly blurred, but I did my best.


-RODION

whoah....

equally awesome and hideous....

[tatajhun]

Always Listening, Always Understanding.......We find Ways...hahaha nice kaayo sir.

[elvandesantos]

What actually makes this sculpture special (though I have seen similar works before) is the fact that the entire horse (and the fenceposts that surrounds it), are made of driftwood.

Driftwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



With a little Googling, I discovered that whoever made this sculpture was perhaps inspired/influence by Deborah Butterfield:

Deborah Butterfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This Heather Jansch Driftwood Horse closely matches the TGU Lobby one...


I will be taking photos of this specific TGU Driftwood Horse hopefully midafternoon.

-RODION

could it be the same artist?

[rodsky]

could it be the same artist?

Heather Jansch, here in Cebu? *Shrugs* who knows.

-RODION

[zhrike]

nice jud kaayo siya tan-awon... pila pud kaha value ana noh

[tatajhun]

zhrike: it's priceless haha...i will try this at home then...haha

[rodsky]

Most people don't realize there's an "inside joke" or "deeper meaning" to this sculpture. This goes to show that, beyond just being able to communicate effectively via proper pronounciation and diction of the English language, you have to immerse in its culture to be able to appreciate a work of art from a more deeper level.

Intro to Driftwood Horses 101 by rodsky

(sources: Wikipedia)

First, the definition of driftwood (once again):

Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea or river by the action of winds, tides, waves or man. It is a form of marine debris or tidewrack.

Now, let's know about a real horse, quite famous horse that once existed:

Driftwood was registered as number 2833 with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA). His stud book entry lists him as a bay horse (meaning stallion in this situation) foaled in 1932, and bred by Mr. Childress of Silverton, Texas. His owners at the time of registration were Catherine A and Chaning Peake of Lompoc, California.[3] His breeding was mostly unknown, with only two lines traceable past the grandparents. Both of those lines traced to Lock's Rondo, however.[4] His second dam was a Thoroughbred mare from Kentucky, although her exact breeding was unknown. His paternal grandsire, the Hobart Horse, is of unknown breeding.[4]

This is a rare photo of the horse named "Driftwood":


So there you have it. These artists who make driftwood horses are "playing on the pun" of having a horse made out of driftwood and (perhaps) knew that once, there was a famous horse named "Driftwood".

Now the cool thing about Wikipedia is (despite the bashing that it's been receiving from some people who don't really know how to use it), the Disambiguation link/option. This link will redirect you into a page showing ALL cases of your search results. Ergo, if you type in "driftwood" in Wikipedia search, you'd also end up with a disambiguation page that contains not only the driftwood that's found on the seashore, but also realize and know that there was a horse named "Driftwood". If you are not familiar with American culture then there would be absolutely no way for you to know about the connection between the medium of the sculpture (driftwood), and a horse.

There is more to artwork than meets the eye alone, although I won't argue that the work alone, without any cultural significance, is already quite interesting/amazing. But sometimes, the source of "value" and beauty is deeper, and sometimes knowing these deeper significances can prove to be useful and insightful for someone.

(Mental Note: I should really turn this into a blog entry)

-RODION