May 3, 2010

This Iron Statue of a Man

So, if you venture out on a sunny day this spring, be sure to stop by the corner of 23rd and 6th Avenues, just west of Madison Square Park.

What you will find is a bronze statue of a man, apparently a cast of the artist himself in brown iron.  There is no inscription, no note telling you who, where, what, when, why?  But, if you spend some time surveying the surround building, you will be astonished to find this same statue in about 13 locations around this one central south-facing one on the ground. 

And that is just it, these two are on the ground, but the rest of them are not.  I will tell you this; look up, and do not be afraid.  He is not going to jump.



There are two, here!

 I found some humor in the surrounding signs.

It's like Where's Waldo, but with the iron guy!
See him?\
This one's really hard to see.

Or, just go see for yourself!  Go eat it up, soak it in.
It just made me wonder, what if he gets hungry?

Mangia!