New York is the place of opportunity.
This is the place where your dreams can come true no matter where are you from.
The culture in and around this great city is huge. And to emphasize on Art,
this city has the most important Art Museums in the world with the most
beautiful works of art that ever existed. Also the city has great shows on
Broadway, operas, theaters and many other Art attractions. Beside the Art
preserved in museums, New York City has a big variety of Public Art, starting
from Manhattan and going over all 5 boroughs of the metropolis.
One piece
of Art that really impresses me is the “Charging Bull” that is located in
Bowling Green Park near Wall Street in Manhattan. This is a bronze sculpture of
a huge bull by Arturo Di Modica and was finished in 1989. I feel that the
artist tries to communicate with this piece different feelings that are related
with power and money and by size and anger succeeds. Maybe that is the way the
sculpture was installed next to Wall Street, the Financial District of America
to show that American Financial System has power like a bull. Even though United
States had a few critical financial crises, every time the country reborn from
ashes and they grew bigger and angrier. And because is in this famous area, the
sculpture had the opportunity to become a famous work of art.
Moreover, you
can’t say that this piece of art is a detriment of the area, on the contrary is
a benefit and adds more power to the surroundings. In my perception I think
would be different if I were to see it in a private gallery because here I make
the connections with the financial area. Only by knowing where you are, the
bull can be seen like a financial symbol.
To sum
up, this beautiful bronze sculpture of the bull is a landmark of New York City.
Besides the financial feeling that piece of art has, beauty is also present.
Sometimes you have to wait in line for a few good minutes just to take a
picture with the bull. That shows how famous the bull is for the tourists also.
Arturo Di Modica
"Charging Bull"
Bronze
Dec. 1989
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