Reflective Pools ..

Reflective Pools..
A shallow pool of water, with calm reflective surface, undisturbed by fountain jets..

Sculptures in Chicago and moreover everywhere, are getting more and more interactive.. The Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa at the Millennium Park; is perhaps one of the most inter-active sculptural pieces in Chicago.











All the above images are at the Crown Fountain, Millennium Park..
Below are some more Reflective Pools in Chicago and Greater Chicagoland..


# Construction in Space and Time [1959] - by Antoine Pevsner..
For more, click here..


# Radiant One [1957] - by Richard Lippord..
For more, click here


# Fountain of Time [1922] - by Lorado Taft..
For more, click here..

RELATED LINKS..
# Crown Fountain - by Jamune Plensa...
# Construction in Space and Time [1959] - by Antoine Pevsner..
# Radiant One [1957] - by Richard Lippord..
# Fountain of Time [1922] - by Lorado Taft..
# Fountains and Reflective Pools..

CSI General Membership Meeting..

The CSI General Membership Meeting..
Feb 23, 2011..
350 N Ogden Avenue..
where, CSI = Chicago Sculpture International..


Ron on Insurance and liability issues..


Dusty Folwarczny on Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation [CPR]..
As February is American Heart Month..


Bob Emser on Art Chicago booth for CSI.. discussing guidelines for member participation..


Eric W. Stephenson on the CSI website..
which he has been working on [image below]. Maintaining a photblog, I know how much of a time consuming endeavour it is, but then it becomes a resource of reference. That's the upside!



Below are some random images, from the meeting and after..
















And always remember the beats of Bee Gees 1977 disco hit, "Staying Alive"..
It may help you say a life!!! It has the best rhythm to perform Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation [CPR].. With 103 beats per minute, it has the perfect beat to perform the CPR!

More images on my FB Album, click here..

The Y-Symbol / Municipal Device..

The Y-symbol can be found all over the Chicago city... bridges, fences, public buildings.. It is officially know as the "Municipal Device" and is a symbol of civic pride..
So what's the Y-symbol?


So what is Y-symbol?
Y-Symbol represents the three branches of Chicago River .. which forms an alphabet Y topography at the "Wolf Point", where the main branch of the river, divides into the North and South branches .. The Y-symbol is the symbol of the City of Chicago..
Inverted Y-Symbol..
At some places, inverted Y-symbol can be seen, with vertical stripe on top .. It represents the reversal of the flow of Chicago River.
For more on "Wolf Point", click here..


# Y-symbol at Franklin Street bridge..


# Y-symbol at Chicago Cultural Center.. click here..


# Y-symbol [inverted] at City Hall-County Building.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Chicago Theater marquee .. click here..


# Y-symbol at the Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Grant Park.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Harold Washington Library Center..


# Y-symbol [inverted] at [Former] Engine Company 104.. click here..


# Y-symbol on LaSalle Street bridge.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [light-fixtures]..


# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [Wrigley Square]..


# Y-symbol at the Rookery..


# Y-symbol at Riverwalk Gateway..

Y-symbol at Navy Pier..

NOTE..
The initial post was written last year on Feb 10, 2010. But I have made many new additions since then. So reposted..

RELATED LINKS..
# Y-symbol at Chicago Cultural Center..
# Y-symbol [inverted] at City Hall-County Building..
# Y-symbol at Chicago Theater marquee
# Y-symbol at the Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium..
# Y-symbol at Grant Park..
# Y-symbol [inverted] at [Former] Engine Company 104..
# Y-symbol at Harold Washington Library Center..
# Y-symbol on LaSalle Street bridge..
# Y-symbol at Franklin Street bridge..
# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [light-fixtures]..
# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [Wrigley Square]..
# Y-symbol at the Rookery..
# Y-symbol at Riverwalk Gateway..

Loop Clocks

Father Time of Jewelers Bldg..
Address: 35 East Wacker..
Originally known as the Jewelers Building..
Father time is made by Elgin Watch Company.
# For more, click here..




Peacock Clock..
Location: State and Monroe..
Part of the charm of this Peacock Clock is other peacock embellishments in the vicinity, like in revolving door of the C.D.Peacock store and the jewelery repair storefront decorations..
# For more, click here..
# Check out the other peacock embellishments in the vicinity, click here..




Great Clock of Marshall Fields..
The first of the Marshall Field's great clocks and was installed at the corner of Washington and State Streets on November 26, 1897. It soon became Chicago's landmark.
# For more, click here..




Exelon Plaza Clock..
# For more, click here..




Chicago Board of Trade Bldg. Clocks..
The Chicago Board of Trade [CBOT} building has two noteworthy clocks..
[1] CBOT Clock.. With adorning sculptural relief work by Alvin Meyer..
[2]CBOT Clock with CBOT logo..
# For more, click here...


RELATED LINKS..
# Father Time of Jewelers Bldg..
# Peacock Clock..
# Great Clock of Marshall Field's..
# Exelon Plaza Clock..
# CBOT Clocks...