Here they come...fiberglass, painted sculptures to celebrate Cleveland's Asia Town Community.
Ron and Margie Hill with their collaboration, I Robotox.
There were two tributes to Van Gogh: above, our good friend Milan Kecman's Vincent Ox Gogh, sponsored by Shorebank, will be on display at the prime 'art' location of Wade Oval, near the Cleveland Museum of Art and Milan's alma mater, The Cleveland Institute of Art.
Below, Billy Nainiger's Vincent Van Ox was sponsored by Artefino Cafe, and will be located at the Tower Press Building, 1900 Superior Avenue.
Trivia Question:
Which artist clipped the correct ear?
Sunny by Michael Greenwald was sponsored by Custom Rubber, and will be displayed at 1274 E 55th Street.
This public art project is produced by St Clair Superior Development Corporation. The photos on this page are just a few of the 20-plus sculptures unveiled at the private reception held on June 3, 2009, at the Wooltex Gallery on Superior Avenue in Cleveland.
Click on the smaller images for an enlarged view.
Ron and Margie Hill are honored to be part of this annual art event. They thank the sponsor of their I, Robotox concept, Silverlode, an economic development consulting firm located in the neighborhood. I, Robotox will be located in front of the Artcraft Building at 2530 Superior Avenue.
The sculptures will be on display in the neighborhood and areas in Cleveland for the summer, then they will be auctioned off at a reception in October 2009. For details go to St Clair Superior Development Corporation's website, where you can find photos and maps for the sculpture locations.
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Addendum:
The auction was held on October 3, 2009. I, Robotox earned $700 at auction for the Community
Development group. Next up: Year of the Tiger...
Call for entries will be going out soon!
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Our long-time Valley Art Center friend, artist and educator Martin Boyle with his Babe, who will be on display at 4058 St. Clair Avenue (Babe, not Martin).
Barack Ox, by Cleveland painter Willie Duck, will be at their sponsor's location, St Martin de Porres High School at 6111 Lausche Avenue.
Ohio Technical College sponsored Rick Heller's entry, Oxter, which will be at 1374 E 51st Street.
Veronica Zak's Royal Ox, sponsored by Consolidated Graphics Group, will be on display at 1614 E 40th Street