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On May 3, 2017, my mixed media sculpture went to its new home at Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando Florida. Now "Florida Citrus 467-1" has additional numbers. Its Official Accession Number is #2017.016.
Many of my creations have interesting stories of the challenges I encountered. Our Florida Artists' Registry Members were invited to exhibit at Orlando Museum of Art's First Thursday. I took the exhibit title "Florida Grown" literally. It had to have ORANGES. It had to relate to the growing processing production: suggesting or incorporating seeds, dirt, sun and water.
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The "Sunlight" behind the Water Cover was a Fluorescent Bulb with a plug in cord. Location of an outlet dictated my sculpture's placement at the Florida Grown Exhibit. So my little sculpture was dwarfed on a panel centered between two giant abstract canvases by the same artist. To top it off, I don't think there was another artist who addressed the theme of Florida Grown, except that the art works were "Grown in Florida."
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The placement of "Florida Citrus 467-1" was So Disappointing.
My "Florida Citrus 467-1" received special attention at The Mills Pond House Members Exhibition in St. James NY. Alison Cruz displayed it on a sculpture stand so it was the focus of the room. I am still very fond of the Smithtown Township Arts Council where I showed some of my earliest works.
In one return shipment, the Fluorescent Bulb was smashed. The damaged corded light fixture was removed. A battery operated LED Fixture replaced it, which is now operated by remote. This offered a bright solution for placing the sculpture in future exhibitions.
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Looking back, taking the title Florida Grown literally actually caused me to expand my horizons. My work was more colorful. I studied and ate Florida Grown Oranges, observed the rind and saved the stem ends and seeds for my mixed media creation.
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Parts of an official orange crate were used for the side panels. I contacted Steve Monser, the Glass blower and commissioned water drops. To Steve Monser: "Together, You and I are making History!"
View the story and photos of the creation process: Grate Thoughts » Blog Archive » Bobbi Mastrangelo’s Creation of “Florida Citrus 467-1”