-Julian Schnabel-
Golem
GOLEM
The enormous statute stands roughly ten feet tall. It is composed of various pieces held together with metal rods. It almost appears to be a macabre jigsaw puzzle stitched together. Each piece is composed of a rough rectangular frame, whose skeleton is made of metal poles. Its skin clings to its bones as if it were starving. The bottom is in the shape of a cylinder while the middle fans out into an almost semi-sphere, which leads to a grand semi-circle as the top.
“Golem” is an outdoor sculpture created by Julian Schnabel in 1991 which now lays outside of the Columbus Museum of Art. Roughly standing about thirteen feet in height, during our research we found this piece was created for a movement called “Keep outdoor sculptures Alive.’’ The sculpture’s intricate design makes it seem as if it is old and worn out. It’s interesting shape it adds to the complexity and forces the viewers to think about what this symbol means and how it is preserved by others. With its large size it does create a statement and can easily be noticed by anyone who walks past the Columbus museum of art.
The purpose of this sculpture was to get awareness of outdoor sculptures, to incorporate art with outdoor beauty. Because of the piece itself and where it is located, we think that it is truly fulfilling its ideal purpose as being a representative of outdoor sculpture.
There are many appealing aspects to this piece, but the one most noticeable is its size and organic shape. Not only its shape, but where the piece is located adds mysterious and ominous presence to the piece itself, with a tree that drapes over the sculpture to set the mood for viewers. Definitely it’s a very unique piece of art work because of it rustic colors and metal bars that hold it together at the seams.
