Public art

“MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark….” The weird quirky song is how most people know MacArthur’s  Park – well if you are of a certain age. Then for the longest time it was simply a very sketchy area of Los Angeles that you avoided. It was full of  drug dealers.  Like many parts of the city – it’s not so scary anymore. Especially now that it is part of a public art project.Do not know who is responsible, school children painted these large balls and volunteers are putting them in place.If you approach from the northern part of the park, this is what greets you under the Wilshire Blvd. tunnel.Or like this couple, you can stand on Wilshire and look down.I went a few days before all the balls were installed, so I saw the work in progressU-hauls full of uninflated balls, some shade and a very large pump.A lot of volunteers.Attaching rope.Moving them into position.The lake is segmented so the balls don’t just float helter-skelter.congregated around the aerating fountain.Colorful, fun and bringing in people.

The park is no longer as derelict as it used to be. Not only because of the spheres, the area is on the rebound. Otherwise how to you explain this kind of ‘art’. A cute poodle who is matches her owner. I wonder if the owner wears blue as long as the dog has blue and if she changes the colors often?

There is a lot more to see in the area, but this post is all about the art.