Upstream Downtown
| Upstream Downtown | |
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 Obstructed view of the installation on the side of the parking garage in 2015 | |
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| Artist | Gary Hirsch |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Aluminum, acrylic, enamel |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′07″N 122°40′34″W / 45.518506°N 122.676049°WCoordinates: 45°31′07″N 122°40′34″W / 45.518506°N 122.676049°W | |
| Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
Upstream Downtown is an outdoor 1992 sculpture by American artist , installed along the exterior side of the parking garage at Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Morrison Street in Portland, Oregon.[1] The installation features a series of eighteen multi-colored fish sculptures made of aluminum, acrylic and enamel, each measuring 4 feet (1.2 m) x 12 feet (3.7 m). According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Hirsch said: "I intended the piece to serve as a whimsical analogy to downtown business life. It's frenetic, humorous story with each of us bustling against the stream to get what we want."[2] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Upstream Downtown, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Public Art Search: Upstream Downtown". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Upstream Downtown, 1992". cultureNOW. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
External links[]
- Gary Hirsch: For The Love of Bots! by J.W. Boys, Emerging Artist Magazine
- Upstream Downtown at the Public Art Archive
- A Guide to Portland Public Art (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
- 1992 establishments in Oregon
- 1992 sculptures
- Aluminum sculptures in Oregon
- Animal sculptures in Oregon
- Fish in art
- Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
- Southwest Portland, Oregon