By Carol Latta of Amazing Maine
Amazing Maine collects its photographic and painting resources mainly in the summer and from the bow of our sailboat "The Carol Lyn". My husband put my name on the back of the boat to make certain that I would indeed sail with him. He's an excellent sailor. I, on the other hand, just do as I'm told and take lots of photographs.
Once on board, I let the coast of Maine whisk me away to beautiful vistas and unusual experiences. While it's still snowy and cold outside, I'd like to take you to Vinalhaven Island last August via my camera.
We'd heard that there was going to be a day long "site specific" art event....meaning, if you took the site away, the remaining art would not have significance.
We arrived late, just as the galleries were getting ready to close. After checking out a few locations we saw a large crowd lining the main street in front of Robert Indiana's home and across from a huge granite eagle monument. Strangely, there were blue vinyl tarps frayed and duct-taped to the monument.
Once the street could hold no more, a parade of painted and feathered dancers emerged from the crowd gyrating to the sounds of a Free style jazz quartet stationed at the base of the monument. A lovely young woman with a feathered headress blowing in the breeze, disappeared under the eagle's blue vinyl coat and emerged seconds later, straddling the eagle's head to maintain a prominent position.
The blue vinyl "coat" unfolded to reveal wing spans the length of the adjacent parking lot. The princess atop the eagle and her colorful entourage, swayed and danced and waved those huge wings against the warm blue August sky.
A site specific art form in its truest sense! And where, may I ask you, would you ever see this but in Maine?!
Text and photos by Carol Latta of Amazing Maine or www.AmazingMaine.com.
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