If you get a chance to visit Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, United States. Don’t miss the opportunity to admire this 100 Foot Tall stainless steel pole on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. This sculpture was realised by Jonathan Borofsky. When he was kid, Jonathan used to hear different stories from his father. Especially this one about a friendly giant who lived in the sky. “In each tale, father and son would travel up to the sky to talk to the giant about what needed to be done for everyone back on earth. The artist says the sculpture is a celebration of the human potential for discovering who we are and where we need to go.”

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Source: Flickr [1] [2] | borofsky.com | Wikipedia [1]

   

   

   

 27 Comments to Arts: Walking to the Sky

2007-08-18 06:39:15
Good visual pictures.

 
2007-08-18 09:55:41
I’m impressed and still wonder how you capture this pics!

 
2007-08-18 10:12:07
Wow, that’s amazing. Next trip to Pittsburgh, I’m there!

 
OOM
2007-08-18 12:01:02
W o w! Simply amazing, a must see - definitely!

 
2007-08-18 12:59:21
Thank you for sharing, KiwiPulse. That’s a great pics. Really love it. Maybe one of these days I shall be at the great square looking up the pole myself - added on my WishList!

Greetings and lotta loves from Malaysia.

 
2007-08-18 13:26:19
Those pics are awesome! I plan on visiting in the next couple of years for a Steelers game, so I will have to stop by!

 
2007-08-18 14:50:10
Hi - Thanks for visiting my blog. This sculpture looks really seriously impressive - and extraordinary photography too!

 
2007-08-18 18:13:57
Very nice sculptures nice photos and interesting place O_O

 
Ann
2007-08-18 21:02:25
What an amazing sculpture! I live in the US and never knew that was there. Something else interesting is the middle name meme going on at my blog! I hope you’ll join in!

 
2007-08-18 21:28:04
These are great… at first glance I thought of Jacob’s ladder.

 
2007-08-18 21:35:39
Great pics! They definately do the sculpture justice.

 
2007-08-18 22:09:32
wow amazing photo’s

 
2007-08-19 05:52:09
That’s an awe-inspiring pole!

 
nat
2007-08-19 20:18:07
wow !

i really like this art work!!

 
2007-08-19 23:59:48
wow…like jack and his bean stalk minus the giant .

 
2007-08-20 02:13:00
That is a very nice art there,I live in singapore so i will never get the chance to see this.

 
2007-08-20 04:50:28
i like the #1..nice angle

 
2007-08-20 05:59:18
Really beautiful and a nice story to go with it.

 
2007-08-22 11:48:40
Amazing

 
2007-08-22 23:23:50
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2007-08-24 15:48:35
I actually saw this when it was in NYC a couple of years ago. The pictures, while really cool, don’t do it justice. You HAVE to see it in person. It’s really cool. Or at least I thgouht so.

 
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2007-09-14 17:52:37
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2007-12-18 12:12:03
amazing pics
thanks for putting them here

 
2008-08-12 07:55:46
The steel pole at Carnegie Mellon University was undoubtedly an inspiration for the Chinese for the Olympic Games Opening ceremony just a few days ago. I saw the men running staight into the sky or along a hanging wall. Very similar to this concept.

 
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