点评:First heard the name David Barr when I learned about Transcending, his piece in Detroit's Hart Plaza remembering the labor movement in Michigan. Then learned that he founded the Michigan Legacy Art Park up north near Traverse city. And began to see his work around SE Michigan. Boy, was I surprised when a friend mentioned the Villa Barr Art Park in Novi! Had to check it out. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, we headed over to wander about the park and see some 2 dozen sculptures, mostly Barr's, set amongst a tranquil landscape with a large pond surrounded by some 20 different types of trees. We learned the backstory of David and his dancer wife Beth and how this public park came to be and now lives on as their legacy, under the auspices of the city of Novi. Their house has an interesting story and also lives on as the home for several artists-in-residence each year.
翻译:第一次听到 David Barr 这个名字是在了解《超越》时,他的作品位于底特律的哈特广场,纪念密歇根州的劳工运动。然后我得知他在特拉弗斯城附近北部建立了密歇根遗产艺术公园。并开始在密歇根州东南部看到他的作品。天哪,当一个朋友提到诺维的巴尔别墅艺术公园时,我感到很惊讶!不得不去看看。在一个阳光明媚的星期天下午,我们去公园里闲逛,看到了大约 20 件雕塑,大部分是巴尔的作品,它们坐落在宁静的景观中,有一个大池塘,周围环绕着大约 20 种不同类型的树木。我们了解了大卫和他的舞蹈家妻子贝丝的背景故事,以及这个公共公园是如何形成的,现在在诺维市的支持下,它是如何作为他们的遗产而存在的。他们的房子有一个有趣的故事,每年也是几位驻地艺术家的家。