Art Decorates Old Meter Poles
Greg Munno, Staff writer
May 31, 2007
The Post Standard/Herald-Journal
The first two "totems" - sculptures that use Syracuse's old parking meter poles as bases of support - have been installed downtown.
The project is a collaboration between the Cultural Resources Council, the downtown sector of Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today, 40 Below and the city of Syracuse.
The first totem installed is of a giant dart, carved out of beautiful, grainy wood. It stands about 8 feet tall near the Syracuse University Warehouse at West and Walton streets.
It was designed by Mick Mather, who conceived the totem project, and carved by Rick Destito, the artist who is converting the old warehouse at West Fayette and Geddes streets into studios for artists and musicians.
The second totem - a series of colorful interlocking metal discs - is from Camillus artist Carol Adamec, who teaches photography at Westhill High School. She said she wanted to do a piece that played off the city's diversity without being too obvious.
"So I thought of the circles, which I just wanted to be suggestive of faces, not too literal," Adamec said of her sculpture, which was installed on South Salina Street near The Galleries of Syracuse.
This item was published on 05/31/2007
