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Parker Sculpture at Garden Through May 2011
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2010
Media Contact:
Nancy Johnson
Vice President, Marketing & Government Relations
Njohnson@sbbg.org
805-682-4726 ext. 132
Herb Parker’s
Labyrinth: Haven
at
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
May 2010 - 2011
Santa Barbara, CA – International artist Herb Parker’s beautiful environmental sculpture will continue to grace the meadow of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden until May 2011.
Mr. Parker was in residency at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for a three-week period in May 2009 to construct a large-scale temporary environmental sculpture. Titled Labyrinth: Haven, Mr. Parker’s work rises from the Meadow in a gentle flow of California native plant magnificence. Flower-draped paths invite visitors to explore the vast, intriguing interior laced with every-changing patterns of light. Exploring the intricate maze is a sensory and aesthetic experience culminating in the discovery of a splendid center courtyard complete with stone seating where strangers can meet and share the delights of this journey.
“My nature-based installations are created to enhance a viewer’s perception of the environment and our relationship with nature,” Mr. Parker says of his work. Parker’s dramatic sculptures are molded from natural materials including sod, wood, and stone to create provocative works that reflect painter Marc Chagall’s belief that “Great art picks up where nature ends.”
For more information on Mr. Parker’s installations worldwide, visit http://www.cofc.edu/~parkerh/
The Botanic Garden has a long history of creative, artistic displays throughout the Garden and is proud to continue this tradition with such as gifted artist as Herb Parker.
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. www.SantaBarbaraBotanicGarden.org.
(805) 682-4726
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