2007/08 El Paseo Invitational video

Here's a video of the 2007/08 El Paseo Invitational Sculpture Exhibition that was curated by Russell Jacques. His unwritten theme was bigger and bolder. It sure seemed to work as we had some of the largest pieces in this exhibition that I've seen on El Paseo. There are eighteen pieces in each exhibition. Starting with pad #1 is Brad Howe's piece titled: "El Chupacabra" 10' tall and made from aluminum and polyurethane; pad #2 is Kenneth Capps piece titled:"Arc" 11.6' tall made of painted steel; pad #3 has "The Sentinels" by Walter Askin on it and measures 9' tall of painted steel; pad#4 was reserved for David Dornan's piece titled: "Medusa" 10' and made of steel parts; pad #5 had jd Hansen's piece "Yesterday" initially, but it was sold and was replaced by another one of her bronze sculptures, it measured 9' in height; then came Ed Haddaway's piece "Three Spirit Passage" that was the tallest in the exhibition coming in at 19'; "Haywire" by David Middlebrook was installed on pad #7 and measured 12'; Damon Hildreth's piece "Evolution" a three part steel piece was 9' tall, next was John Branstetter's "Night Tower" made from recycled bronze pieces was 12' in height; one of the smaller pieces, but no less interesting was Brad Rude's bronze "Into the Calm", 7', which was replaced with another piece after selling; Mike Berg's corten steel piece "Burch" was designed in Istanbul and fabricated in Washington State, measured 12'; pad #12 was home to Peter Mitten bronze sculpture "Echoes of Shawanasee" and had the distinction of being the shortest piece 6.2'; Brian Russell's piece "Torrential Flight" combined aluminum with cast glass was 10'; the 12' bronze "Danseur" by Jean Louis Corby was voted the favorite piece by citizens of Palm Desert and was purchased for the permanent collection, unfortunately, scrolling down this page you'll see what happened to it once it was reinstalled; "Icarus" by John Okulick made of stainless steel was 12' tall also; Bob Lobe's "Mother Maple" created from hammered aluminum was 10.3' and later went to a San Diego sculpture garden; "Bamboo Stix" by George Snyder was a grouping of painted vinyl tubles, measuring 9'; finally, Don Wakefield's piece "Reflection of a Language" carved from granite was the heaviest piece and was 8' tall.