Feliz Ano Nuevo ( and MLK day, Presidents' Day, Groundhog Day, St. Valentine's Day, etc.)
GreetingMen at equator site at Cayambe, Ecuador I wish each and every one an exciting, interesting, healthy, and safe New Years. ( a few months late) The picture above is is of a set of statues that I saw on my holiday travels and they really touched me. I had never heard of this art project, and now I am enthralled by it. While it is no longer New Years ( in fact it is PAST my 65th birthday in the depths of winter and I am sad to be old, happy to be alive, and grateful for Medicare!) I still want to blog about this artist and his works. These statues are part of the Greeting Man art project. (http://www.greetingman.com/)The artist is Yoo Young-ho from South Korea The Greetingman project is placing these statues in strategic places around the world. Each statue is blue - to represent lack of prejudice and is 6 m high and bowing in greeting. Below is an explanation on why the artist chose to represent greetings . “Greetings are the beginning of all relationships