Soller I

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• You  are  standing  at  the  feet  of  Soller  I  a  sculpture  envisioned  and  created  by  international  artist  and  sculptor  Betty  Gold  in  2003.    Betty  Gold’s  works  are  found  in  more  than  100  public  and  private  collections  throughout  the  world.    She  named  this  sculpture  after  the  city  in  Mallorca,  Spain  where  this  sculpture  was  conceived.    It  is  made  of  interlocking  triangular  shapes  of  Corten  steel  rising  to  a  height  of  10  feet  and  weighing  more  than  1250  pounds.    When  asked  to  explain  her  art,  she  says  “I  began  with  the  human  figure  and  ended  up  with  geometry,  which  I  love.”  She  concludes  her  explanation  with  a  reflection  from  Picasso  saying  “it’s  the  leap  of  the  imagination.”  Art  patrons  Marilyn  and  John  Long  and  The  Long  Family  Foundation  generously  donated  this  commissioned  outdoor  sculpture,  merging  art  and  the  garden  space;  the  first  such  piece  of  art  at  South  Coast  Botanic  Garden.  

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