Did you know that there is a ton of new bull in Manchester? And dang is it beautiful!
Today we were lucky to go to the installation of a new piece of public art in Manchester. If you have the oppurtunity to visit it, you should. It's on the east side of the Hand's Across the Merrimack Bridge. It commemorates Manchester’s entrepreneurial tradition, exemplified by the founders and employees of Jac Pac Foods. The sculpture is abstract and represents a bull, i.e., powerful, strong.
The artist explains that it is a "fun style" and that he's been "trying to mix it up". It is bronze, for both durability and color (contrasting well at the river's edge with the water). It is literally a ton of metal, and is approximately 13 feet long. There are no plans to name it, as it is to represent the spirit of the bull.
Much hard work was put forth on this effort by Lee Forgosh, one of the owners of an art studio here in Manchester, Art 3 Gallery If you see her around town, please let her know how much we appreciate her hard work. This would not have been possible without Irwin Muskat, former CEO of Jac Pac Foods, please also thank him.
The art work was done by Chris Williams, an artist from Essex, MA (about an hours drive from Manchester, NH). All Manchester residents should remember what he has learned "There are so many ways to be creative that basically there are no rules. Only the quality of execution that's important." So take an art class, go to the beach and build a sand castle, enjoy some public music at the bandstand in Stark Park, go out. Be creative, and enjoy the new energy it brings to your life.
