Road Dragon

John Maio · 03/02/07, 11:53 PM

One of the more unusual road median art projects I've ever seen. It stretches for perhaps 100 meters.

M7, 35mm ASPH Summichron, Astia 100

peter55 · 03/03/07, 05:14 PM

Nice image, where is this? Your right this is the first time I have ever seen this type of art.

John Maio · 03/03/07, 06:58 PM

I came across it on a new road here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the median strip, the divider between traffic lanes, was this (what to call it?) artistic construction made of concrete and stones. I called it a Dragon, but it could have just as well been meant to be interpreted as a long rattlesnake. In any event, the head is about 12 feet high and the body stretches for quite a distance. You can see, to the far right, where the "body" dips into the ground and then rises again. It must have taken the artist quite a while to construct this.

The city has a public arts program where, no doubt, the funding for this came from. Its quite a sight.

03/03/07, 05:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
peter55 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 06/04/05 Location: Kings Park, NY (Long Island) Posts: 153	Re: Road Dragon Nice image, where is this? Your right this is the first time I have ever seen this type of art.

03/03/07, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
John Maio Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/14/06 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 365	Re: Road Dragon I came across it on a new road here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the median strip, the divider between traffic lanes, was this (what to call it?) artistic construction made of concrete and stones. I called it a Dragon, but it could have just as well been meant to be interpreted as a long rattlesnake. In any event, the head is about 12 feet high and the body stretches for quite a distance. You can see, to the far right, where the "body" dips into the ground and then rises again. It must have taken the artist quite a while to construct this. The city has a public arts program where, no doubt, the funding for this came from. Its quite a sight.

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