Afro Pach-Patch
- Description
- By Andrew Scott Mother & baby African Elephants Open wire frame construction composed of 3/8” steel rods with a 6-layer powder coated surface. Human interaction with elephants has been part of their story – and ours – for thousands of years. Despite their strength, elephants submit themselves to human training and are major economic assets in many places, performing work that would take the strength of dozens of humans. Notice how although these sculptures represent solid and bulky animals that we characterize as strong and resilient, these linear abstractions are really subtle. They look fragile, almost look like ghosts of elephants walking across the park. Why do you think the artist has depicted a mother and baby elephant like this? What does it make you think about these animals? What does it make you think about their relationship with humans?
- Commission
- City of Waco
- Collection
- Sculpture Zoo
