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Eye On Design: Parabolic Light By Fred Eversley in Central Park

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parabolic light sculpture photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

Twice annually — in the spring and then again in late summer — New York’s  Public Art  Fund  installs a new site-specific artwork in Central Park’s Doris C. Freedman Plaza, and it’s always fun and exciting to see that the next sculpture will be. However, with the recently- installed Parabolic Light, a translucent magenta obelisk by artist Fred Eversley, New Yorkers will get to enjoy its reflective glow  for an entire year!
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Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Cast Resin Hermès Birkin Bag

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Pink Hermès Birkin Bag
Homemade Hermès Birkin Bag (Pink), Cast Resin, 2013 by Shelter Serra (Photo By Gail)

Casting and plating the objects in unlikely materials — resin, plaster, platinum, silicone and copper — Shelter Serra strips them of their intended functionality. He highlights their underlying cultural symbolism and transforms branded products into objects of aesthetic contemplation, offering a new perspective on materialism in today’s society. Serra states, “refining an aesthetic and making beautiful objects, whether that be a dress, bag or sculpture is a celebration of pure creativity and personal vision.”

Available from the PK (Paul Kasmin) Shop Located at 511 West 27th Street for $3500.