Original post from June 6, 2010: For years I have passed this sculpture in front of Tom's Furniture on Grant Road. It is close to the street but not so easy to see because of the foliage. I had always assumed it was some kind of kooky crustacean/shrimp/lobster sculpture... or maybe a big bug. When I got close to it I was amazed to see that it is a humanoid figure with a really elaborate headdress and jewelry. And what I always thought was some kind of carapace is really a glass/mosaic robe. Wow! UPDATE: On June 21 the Star ran its own photo of this sculpture and now I can share that the artist was probably Jesus C Corral. The sculpture was a chimney for the Tia Elena restaurant (now long gone). Here's the full story: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_b47c4aac-9f17-5e68-87a6-606aee27a86d.html
Kind of a weird thing to be in front of a furniture store. Looks like a depiction of an alien!
ReplyDeleteA long time ago this place was a restaurant. Maybe the people who own Tom's will know the name of the restaurant or who did this sculpture.
ReplyDeleteI can understand why — you can only see the face when you're looking at it from the side. I thought it was some kind of alien, looking at your first photo. The sculpture's strange but also very cool. I like it.
ReplyDeleteActually, I remember eating at Tia Elena's in the late 70's and there were all kinds of interesting artworks both inside and outside of the restaurant. The food was good too!
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