Tikis at Stanford U. (image heavy) - General Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Sun, Jun 4, 2006 8:51 PM The Schmama Lama was in town recently, and I took her to Stanford to visit the Rodin sculpture garden there (the Gates of Hell are there, if you're a sculpture fan, it's an awesome sight to behold). When looking up the exact location online, I learned that the Cantor Art Center at Stanford also has a collection of Oceanic art, and another sculpture garden in different location entirely, that is dedicated to Papua New Guinea art. They brought some artists over from Papua New Guinea a few years back, and the artists did a whole bunch of carvings right on site. Some are stone, most are wood, and they're pretty darned neat. There are a cluster of poles carved from trees that are 20, maybe even 30 feet tall (well, okay, maybe 20 -- but they're big!). There are two large slit drums on the ground, ready to be thumped. To one side, there are some painted poles, and some great tikis. To the south is a large, striking carving with bird wings outstretched, and to the north are a variety of lovely stone carvings. The pieces are all in a wooded area, which makes photography a challenge. The sculpture garden is near some on-campus housing, at the corner of Santa Theresa and Lomita. The museum has a very small Oceanic art collection, and about half of it is Indonesian. There are a few Papua New Guinea pieces, and a cool small Maori canoe, but if you miss it, it's not the end of the world. The museum has more Rodin pieces, some neat ancient Mesopotamian, Mediterranean, Egyptian & Asian art, and a few nice Renaissance pieces that are worth seeing. The museum's collection of modern art is pretty lackluster. Stanford is just a very short bit north (a mile? maybe two?) of the Palo Alto Trader Vic's -- while it's likely the lamest of all the Trader Vic's, it's still a Trader Vic's, and it has a pretty impressive collection of Papua New Guinea art & tikis of its own; Stanford & Trader Vic's make a logical one-two punch of tiki for a day out. http://museum.stanford.edu/ Here are my pictures from two visits to the museum & the outdoor sculpture garden: http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/stanfordart/ And here are some highlights: :down: The tallest poles at the center of the garden -- they're big! :down: Close-ups of some of the poles: :down: One of the two large slit drums: :down: Painted poles: :down: My favorite tiki there: :down: This tiki was inspired by Rodin's Thinker, also at the Cantor Arts Center: :down: Some stone tikis: :down: At the museum: More Polynesian than Pop, but it sure is groovy!

The Schmama Lama was in town recently, and I took her to Stanford to visit the Rodin sculpture garden there (the Gates of Hell are there, if you're a sculpture fan, it's an awesome sight to behold).

When looking up the exact location online, I learned that the Cantor Art Center at Stanford also has a collection of Oceanic art, and another sculpture garden in different location entirely, that is dedicated to Papua New Guinea art. They brought some artists over from Papua New Guinea a few years back, and the artists did a whole bunch of carvings right on site. Some are stone, most are wood, and they're pretty darned neat.

There are a cluster of poles carved from trees that are 20, maybe even 30 feet tall (well, okay, maybe 20 -- but they're big!). There are two large slit drums on the ground, ready to be thumped. To one side, there are some painted poles, and some great tikis. To the south is a large, striking carving with bird wings outstretched, and to the north are a variety of lovely stone carvings. The pieces are all in a wooded area, which makes photography a challenge. The sculpture garden is near some on-campus housing, at the corner of Santa Theresa and Lomita.

The museum has a very small Oceanic art collection, and about half of it is Indonesian. There are a few Papua New Guinea pieces, and a cool small Maori canoe, but if you miss it, it's not the end of the world. The museum has more Rodin pieces, some neat ancient Mesopotamian, Mediterranean, Egyptian & Asian art, and a few nice Renaissance pieces that are worth seeing. The museum's collection of modern art is pretty lackluster.

Stanford is just a very short bit north (a mile? maybe two?) of the Palo Alto Trader Vic's -- while it's likely the lamest of all the Trader Vic's, it's still a Trader Vic's, and it has a pretty impressive collection of Papua New Guinea art & tikis of its own; Stanford & Trader Vic's make a logical one-two punch of tiki for a day out.

http://museum.stanford.edu/

Here are my pictures from two visits to the museum & the outdoor sculpture garden:
http://photo.humuhumu.com/v/stanfordart/

And here are some highlights:

:down: The tallest poles at the center of the garden -- they're big!