A Note from the Artist
This sculpture depicts the lunar eclipse and celestial bodies in motion.
FLOSC Sculpture
Lunar Eclipse
Medium: steel and paint
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FLOSC 2019
About the Competition
The 18th Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition is on display on the Lemon Street Promenade now through the end of 2018. Many may not be aware that the sculptures found on Lemon Street are a part of a special exhibit that changes annually. This year’s competition has brought a diverse array of sculptures to those blocks of downtown Lakeland.
A call to artists was put out in the fall of 2017 asking for sculpture submissions to be considered. A jury comprised of City staff, Polk Museum of Art representatives, and members of the arts community in Lakeland gathered to review and jury the pieces submitted. Over 60 submissions narrowing them down to the 10 to be displayed over the next year.
People's Choice 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 People's Choice Award winner, George Retkes of St. Petersburg, FL for "Obeliral"!
Meet the Artists
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Carl Billingsley | Greensboro, NC
FLOSC Sculpture
Comet-Fire & Ice
Medium: Cast Iron & Stainless steel
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Jarod Charzewski | Charleston, SC
A Note from the Artist
Bicycle fenders attached to a steel armature
FLOSC Sculpture
Fender Bender
Medium: Bicycle fenders, steel armature
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Robert Cordisco | Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A Note from the Artist
A drawing is transferred to stainless steel and cut with a plasma torch. The pieces are then assembled by arc welding. Next the piece is ground, and sanded to a fine finish with power and hand tools. Lastly the piece is sprayed with an automotive clear coat.
FLOSC Sculpture
Quest
Medium: Stainless Steel
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Paul Saviskas | Inverness, FL
A Note from the Artist
Owl Family
FLOSC Sculpture
Out All Night
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Madeleine Lord | Dudley, MA
A Note from the Artist
Dedicated to the Parkland School survivors, in series "Talking Back to the News"
FLOSC Sculpture
Walk the Walk
Medium: welded painted scrap steel
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Chris Plaisted | New Milford, CT
A Note from the Artist
My sculpture tends to focus on forms of conflict. It may be in the concept: man vs. nature, social vs. emotion or it may be the tension created by the use of contrasting materials. I connect with the juxtaposition of different materials, steel with copper and concrete, wood with metals. I believe that the opposing materials, or colors in my work, intensify each element’s properties to produce a more dynamic form of fine art.
FLOSC Sculpture
Jack Was Optimistic
Medium: Steel, Aluminum
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Russell Whiting | Breaux Bridge, LA
A Note from the Artist
Combination of Princess Leia and a dragonfly, fabricated in stainless steel
FLOSC Sculpture
Dragonfly
Medium: steel
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Glenn Zweygardt | Alfred Station, NY
A Note from the Artist
The story of Giotto responding to a submission request for a commission to the pope with a perfect hand drawn circle has stayed with me for fifty some years. Round as the O in Giotto is a phrase from my Renaissance Art History class that brings to mind not only Giotto but also modern art.
FLOSC Sculpture
Feng Shui Giotto
Medium: Painted Steel, Bronze, Cast Glass, Verde Antique
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George Retkes | St. Petersburg, FL
A Note from the Artist
The sculpture consists of two spiraling obelisk like structures sprouting from the Earth up towards the sky as they nearly converge at the focal point. They are fabricated with steel frames and clad in aluminum plating.
FLOSC Sculpture
Obeliral
Medium: aluminum, steel, patina
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