Good Friday Morning! Happy PPAC Day, photographers!
Sorry, this is late. I scheduled it for 8:00 am, and somehow it slipped into 8:00 pm. Since I had surgery this morning, I didn’t think to check it. And on my 10th WP birthday, too!
Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, or outdoor public places. Let your imagination and photographic eye show us diverse samples all over the world.
Toonsarah put into words what many of you have done with your art which makes it more original than what I usually do. I love the concept, and in the future, I want to try to incorporate this technique of including “art within its context on the street” once in a while.
When I photograph street art I am conscious that for the most part the success of the image depends on the quality of the piece of art itself, and that any creativity involved is that of the original artist, not mine as a photographer. So I often try to create something new by involving a passer-by, or two. By doing this I can show something a little different, a little extra; I place the art within its context, on the street.
ToonSarah
FEATURED BLOGGERS
Last week for PPAC #40, I had a marvelous response from all of you. I want to say thank you to each of you for joining along in our challenge. Here are the featured bloggers for this week. Their posts really grabbed my attention. They are all worthy of a second or third look.
My Choices for PPAC #41: Beautiful Women
This month is Women’s History Month. For PPAC 41, I decided to find as much public art as I could that represented women. I didn’t find much historical art, but I did find all sorts of women depicted in statues, sculptures, and murals mostly.
Murals
Everything from the studious librarian to the glamour girls with pouty lips and long eyelashes, women are in the public art pictures, just not as often. Last week’s PPAC featured a few close-up pictures of women, that did not need a repeat performance. Sorry gallery pictures are sometimes cut off.
Statues or Sculptures
In Store Windows
Now it’s your turn!
Even though I’ve chosen this theme, feel free to post whatever public art you wish. I love how some of you even do a series on various themes or places. Feel free to share the reasons, thinking, or techniques behind why you took the picture(s) you did so that we can learn from each other.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
66 responses to “PPAC #41: Women in Public Art”
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Hope all went well for you. I hate it when am slips to pm and messes with my timing. Fab shots of women depicted in public art. Love the Vegas Liberty. ๐
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Thank you so much. I just visited your blog and left you a comment. Lovely post!
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I love your hanging art, Julie! Libraries are great places to find public art.
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Huge congrats on 10 years of blogging Marsha, you are going from strength to strength! Hope you are feeling OK.
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Thanks, Deb. I am feeling fine. Life has it’s trials, as you know, but I’m blessed. Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. ๐
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Thanks for featuring my ‘take’ on street art ๐ I love that you’ve chosen to focus on women in public art – great idea!
I’ve broken my own rule with the street and public art in this post but I hope you’ll forgive me. It was too hot to stand around waiting for anything interesting to happen in this sleepy town: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/a-short-hot-walk-around-guiones/
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Hot trip, but you got some lovely photos. Thanks for sharing them. ๐
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Forgot to include the link to my entry:
ttps://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/photographing-public-art-21-wangechi-mutu/
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I love these galleries! The murals, especially.
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Thanks so much. Your entries are so cool, too. ๐
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Hi Marsha, your post inspired me this week. ๐ ๐
https://ceenphotography.com/2022/03/29/ppac-41-statues-women/
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Yay!
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wow it’s your birthday my friend.. Happy 10th birthday! great murals!! ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Thanks, Cindy!
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Always Marsha! ๐
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Happy WP Birthday, Marsha.
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Thanks, Woolly! Ten years old and I still haven’t got scheduling all figured out, LOL!
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Apparently, I linked to the wrong PPAC, Marsha! This is such a neat collection of art about women–very cool. Prescott really has some great public art! https://secondwindleisure.com/2022/03/27/sunday-stills-an-urban-focus/
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LOL! Is there a wrong thing to like? I never mind likes! I really like your urban focus. I haven’t started on my focus for Wednesday. I’m behind after this weekend.
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Oh I would have liked it, but I linked twice, LOL! Hope you had a good weekend. It was 67 degrees here, people in shorts, short sleeves, neighbors outside. I visited two of them which took up the whole afternoon, which is exactly what I moved up here to do!
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How fun. Being neighborly is so much fun. We have some lovely neighbors, too. It was almost 70 here a couple of days ago. Today it is raining and about 50, I would guess.
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My kindergarten aged granddaughter is quite artistic. She is taking some art classes after school and this past week they drew ‘Liberty’ as in the statue. I cannot wait to see her drawing.
Seeing the lovely pieces from Prescott reminds me that I really want to take a road trip to explore that little town. Thinking maybe we can combine it with a trip to Sedona before it gets too hot.
I came across a very graceful female figure sculpted in metal in a park in Kentucky while visiting my mom. Will share it on Instagram with the #PPAC.
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Let me know if you come to Prescott. We can have coffee. We have some unique restaurants with great food. ๐
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Great collection. “If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong” made me smile. Here’s mine
https://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2022/03/26/dragon-heads/
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Enjoyed your post so much!
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Beautiful choices. And I love and agree with Sarahโs quote and how you incorporated it here. Donna
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Thanks, Donna. ๐
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happy 10th WP birthday. Sone great photos of women in all forms of art…
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Thanks, Jim. ๐
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Some great art work here, Debbie. ๐
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I felt I had to come back with something to fit with women theme, so here is a previous post I did on women sculptures: https://travelwithintent.com/2020/08/11/how-many-women/
I hope you enjoy it
Have a great weekend!
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A great topic, Marsha.
Here is my unrelated post: https://travelwithintent.com/2022/03/26/elementary/
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I love this one, too. ๐
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Happy 10th WP birthday, Marsha! I hope that your surgery went well and that you’re recovering nicely. Your public art collection this week is terrific. My favourites are the Prescott Granite Street Mural and the fountain sculpture in Scottsdale.
Here’s my PPAC entry for this week – Public art on Woodbine Beach:
https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2022/03/25/goodbye-winter-hello-spring-2022/
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Thanks, Natalie. I missed your crocuses the first time around. How lovely. I have not seen any here.
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What a great topic! And what a great collection!
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Thanks, Elke. That about exhausted my collection. I’m going to have to do some photo shoots before next March!
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Sounds like a great idea, particularly in this weather!
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Thank you so much for featuring my Italian Totem.
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You are more than welcome, Geriatrix. ๐
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Awesome wall, Geriatrix!
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First of all, thanks so much Marsha and Cee for featuring my post. Much appreciated…beautiful people!
Great topic featuring women! Here is my entry for this week: https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2022/03/26/church-in-thornbury/
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I hope your surgery went well and you are on the road to recovery Marsha. I pipped you to the post but can now add mine!
http://travelswithali.com/2022/03/25/enamel-panels-st-katherines-dock-london/
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Happy 10th WP birthday!
I hope that your surgery went well and that your recovery is smooth and quick!
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Beautiful. Have fun this week!
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Haha, that last photo with the quote is so cheeky. ๐ I hope it went well with your surgery! Happy 10 WordPress years! I’ll be having 8 next week. March is a great month to start blogging, it seems. To many more years!
Here is second part of my stone sculptures from the Slovenian coast with a comfy bed (or is it):
https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2022/03/25/ppac-forma-viva-2/
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Hereโs to eight years and many more!
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