Monkdogz Artblog

I met Stefanie today, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design.  She was up a ladder in the sweltering sun, building an installation.

The work was a gently flowing river of wooden sticks that meandered in and out of the walls of a building.  A vibrant orange river that carried you along in its path and into the mouth of the entrance was both romantic and intriguing.

This wonderful sculpture in a museum or a Chelsea gallery would have been worth at least 5 figures if not 6.  However this was an Anthropolgie store on Long Island, NY; one of 132 stores nationwide.  It is company renown for its store designs. 

Stefanie who has worked with the company since 2002 was given the concept and a visual prototype.  However because most stores look different and are built differently, Stefanie has a degree of autonomy in recreating the concept.  

This is not a kit with a “drill with numbers” instruction booklet.  Stefanie took her unique store structure and created a unique design within the broad outline of the concept. 

Is this not art?  I’d like to say it is.