So this isn't
technically a book-inspired scavenger find. It was, however, something I saw while wandering around the city. I'm happy that I actually found out what these little people were
about. These mini-sculptures are exactly why I love walking around NYC.
Some background on Tom Otterness' art (from
wikipedia):
"His style is often described as cartoonish and cheerful but tends to carry a political punch.[4] His sculptures are filled with multiple meanings and allude to sex, class, money and race.[5] These sculptures depict, among other things, huge pennies, pudgy characters in business suits with moneybag heads, helmeted workers holding giant tools, and an alligator crawling out from under a sewer cover. The main theme of his work seems to be the struggle of the little man against the capitalist machine in a difficult and strange city. His aesthetic can be seen as a riff on capitalist realism and blends high and low, cute and cutting."
So now to my pictures of his 2002 "Life Underground" installation from the 14th Street/ 8th Avenue subway station.
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| Nom nom nom . . . |
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| Just cleaning up... nothing to see here... |
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| Just hangin' around |
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