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Sculpture, At The 2012 Palo Alto Festival Of The Arts

Creature With Four Wrenched Feet
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On the plaza in front of a bank was a collection of outdoor metal sculptures. Here was one creature with four wrenched feet.


Heise Metal Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:06:31 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7464
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Hippo With Spherical Teeth
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One of the larger pieces was that of a hippo with spheres for teeth.


Heise Metal Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:06:54 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7466
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Dad Patted Horse's Nose
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To entertain his daughter, Dad patted the nose of a horse sculpture.


Heise Metal Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:07:02 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7467
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Sculptures Lined The Walkway
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The line of sculptures along both sides of the path created an air of royalty as one walked along it.


Heise Metal Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:07:10 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7468
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Star Held By Girl With Stars
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A Sculpture of a girl holding up a yellow five-pointed star.


Heise Metal Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:07:27 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7469
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A Large Sculpture In Center Of Street
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One large piece of sculpture, that was left standing in the middle of University Avenue, resembled two legs.


James Hill Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:16:14 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7507
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The James Hill Sculpture Booth
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The James Hill Sculpture booth was on the end of a row of booths.


James Hill Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:20:44 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7523
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Kid's Sculpture
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The children's art area was on a side street. This sculpture found in the middle of the street opposite the children's are area. Clearly this was a sculpture created by kids.


Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:26:28 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7546
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Parting Glimpse Of A Wind Sculpture
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Here was the parting glimpse of a large, complex wind powered sculpture set up at the very western end of the fair.


Andrew Carson, Kinetic Sculpture external link   •  Sculpture At The 2012 Palo Alto Art Festival external link   •  University Street, Palo Alto, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 13:59:34 Saturday 25 August 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7600
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