We have all been tired shoppers at one time or another, so why not a statue of a resting shopper with her child at a mall? This bronze statue sits on the edge of a water feature between the escalators that lead up from the food court in Scottsdale Fashion Square, the largest shopping mall in American Southwest, one of the 30 largest malls in the country, and one of the 10 most profitable malls in America.The statue is called Mother and Child by Marc D'Ambrosi and was completed in 1990 during an expansion of the mall. While the mother is devoting her attention to her child, you will note that she has beside her a shopping bag full of purchases. I am sure that the mall owners commissioned the artist to make sure that it showed a shopper who had purchased things.
The packages the bronze shopper has bought do not have labels, so we do not know if she bought things at Neiman-Marcus, Nordstrom's, Barney's New York, Macy's, Dillard's, Gucci, Cartier, Tiffany, or any of the other several hundred stores that provide more than 2 million square feet (180,000 square meters) shopping. No wonder this bronze shopper has stopped for a rest.
I live less than a mile from Scottsdale Fashion Square, and we frequently walk to restaurants in the area. The mall has helped spur development of the nearby Scottsdale Waterfront Project and Old Town Scottsdale and its arts and entertainment district, which is just across the canal from the mall.
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12 comments:
great statue! and yes, i can relate...i often shop till i drop when at the mall ;)
When I saw it, I thought it is a real person, but with Photoshop filter :)
A beautiful shot of a wonderful statue! You've got the best mall sculpture but we have the country's biggest mall - the Mall of America - 12 minutes away!
I am glad the Mall is helping in the development of the area. It is a nice shot.
"Scottsdale Waterfront Project?--tell me more! I haven't been to Arizona in years since we normally vacation in New Mexico when we travel to the Southwest. Yes, the statue does reflect what occurs in many malls across the world.
I'm glad you can find permanent art installations even in the mall. They seem to have thought of everything to please the shopper.
I see this statue often and have always liked it. Your photo brings out the copper color here.
The colors in your photo are so intense, Julie! Love it!
This is great, as you say, it has this "lived" feel to it!
I have to admit Julie, at first I thought this was a photoshopped shot too. It's a beautiful statue. I'd hate to have to lug that bronze bag around for long though.
That sounds like one huge mall! We only have 2 malls here and one of them is about to go under.
wow, these enormous malls are simply non existing in the Netherlands. Don't know if I mind to be honest.
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