Tree of Life
Artist:
Joseph McNally
Patron:
Singapore General Hospital
First Placed in Singapore:
1995
Current Location:
Singapore General Hospital central courtyard Pix from Flickr:
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Tree of life: A celebration of life : lived without regrets
It is interesting piece of work but the greatest pity of all is that there is no explanation nor description of the art piece. it falls on blind eyes as the crowd at the general hospital seem dead to the art piece that stands before them . It truly seems a great shame to all the effort that all the artists in singapore
have put into bringing arts to people here: only to be forgotten as just another piece of junk
Eloquently put
"Falling on blind eyes" is the fate of much public sculpture! And you raise an interesting question. Will an explanation or description of the work mean that the piece is more appreciated? (There is a small label on the plinth). What are the other factors that determine how the work is received? My guess is that the work is not so easy to appreciate against the background of the glass windows of the food court. It's been awhile since I've been, but it looks a busy and awkward setting.