I found this lady sphinx quite amusing. In fact, much of the art at Burning Man has an element of humor to it.
I am going to be on the road for the next few weeks, so I decided to produce several blogs that might be of interest to my readers but would be easy for me to do: Voila—The Best Of Burning Man series! I’ve now been to Burning Man for ten years starting in 2004 (and will be going again in 2015, assuming I get two tickets and a vehicle pass). Each blog will feature a top ten category such as top ten sculptures, mutant vehicles, etc.
Now, this is important. 1) These are from my perspective. Other people will have different points of view. 2) I never see everything that is available to see at Burning Man. There is simply too much. So it’s quite possible that I have missed some really great things. My apologies. 3) I missed 2011. 4) These photos are not in order of choice. That is beyond me. (Grin)
Basically, this series will include a brief introduction and then my top ten choices. There may be captions on my photos, or not. Finally, while Peggy and I have taken the majority of these photos, I have also included photos from Tom Lovering, Beth Lovering, Don Green, and Ken Lake… all members of our ‘tribe,’ and friends.
Series 2: Sculptures under 20 feet tall
While the large sculptures tend to attract the crowds, smaller works abound at Burning Man. Often, they are exquisite: sometimes they are humorous. These 10 are among my favorites:
“I shot an arrow into the air…” A graceful archer aims his arrow at the sky.
I found these cats with their unique look way out on the Playa.
This dinosaur skeleton was also wandering the Playa.
Large letters forming words such as love, mom, and ego make their way to Black Rock City annually.
The Center Camp Cafe is always filled with art, such as this large hand.
One year a whole family of these fun creatures were out on the Playa.
These cubes climbing high into the sky weren’t actually that high. They were an optical illusion.
One year, regional groups sponsored art at Burning Man. This impressive bull came out of Texas.
Number 10 was a toss-up. I couldn’t choose between a fiddling rabbit…
…or a Queen Bee with boobs. NEXT POST: Photography, paintings and murals in my Top Ten Series.
Wandering through Time and Place 