Cupid's Span
Cupid's Span
Rincon Park,
The Embarcadero,
San Francisco, California
94105
Born January 28th, 1929 in Sweeden Claes Oldenburg is an American trained sculptor. He is known for giant sized replicas of common everyday objects. His sculptures were often created with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen. Sadly, after 32 years of marriage, she passed away in 2009.
Their sculptures are found all over the world. As it turns out there are six of their sculptures in California.
In November of 2002, Cupid's Span was placed in Rincon Park in San Francisco near the Bay Bridge. Cupid's Span is a giant bow and arrow with the arrow pointed down into the ground. By using this angle, the shape of the bow also gives off the impression of a ship's curves, giving the appearance of a boat heading towards the Ferry Building, and the bow string looks like a tightened version of the nearby suspension bridge, the Bay Bridge. The entire piece is also meant to frame both the Bay Bridge and the downtown area depending where one stands.
See more on Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
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- Weird Hollywood (2010) by Oesterle, Joe, p: 167
First Created: 2013-11-02
Last Edited: 2018-07-12
