ART AROUND TOWN
A walk around Carrizozo is an artistic adventure …
Intersection Point Zero | Hugh Meade
Intersection Point Zero is a sculpture of aluminum and steel located at the corner of 12th Street and Dulce Avenue. 118” tall x 72” x 72”, the sculpture consists of two metal arches, intersecting at right angles. One is made from weathering steel with a rust patina. The other is made from aluminum with a bright sliver grinder-polished finish. The steel arch is all straight lines and right angles. The aluminum arch has an organic, rounded appearance.
Artist Statement:
Intersection Point Zero represents the principle of human creativity, which requires both nonlinear, spontaneous idea generation in the imagination and logical linear thinking to execute ideas in the real world. Inspired by the longitude and latitude meridians that humans have placed upon our planet to measure distance and time from an arbitrary starting point (Greenwich, England, for example), Intersection Point Zero imagines a starting point for alignment to the creative principle in human experience.
Where the arches come together, there is a four inch square void between them. A person standing directly under this void can look up through the intersection and imagine an infinite Euclidian line extending from the center of their body up through the arches and out into space, and also through the earth beneath their feet and out into space in the opposite direction. This aligns them with a “starting point” of creativity, from which they can move in any direction.
Burro Serenade WALL OF FAME at Gallery 408
Carrizozo is home to the Painted Burros of Southwestern New Mexico thanks to Malkerson Gallery 408. In 2006, Gallery 408 sponsored a public art project named the Burro Serenade. Burros have been historically indigenous to the area, and thus were chosen to paint and embellish as an iconic symbol of the past and present. The town of Carrizozo boasts twenty-six burros donated to businesses and parks, standing on walls, rooftops and garden paths enjoyed by many visitors and photographers. When you visit Carrizozo, see if you can find them all!
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