FLOSC 2018

About the Competition

The 18th Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition is on display on the Lemon Street Promenade now through the end of 2018. Many may not be aware that the sculptures found on Lemon Street are a part of a special exhibit that changes annually. This year’s competition has brought a diverse array of sculptures to those blocks of downtown Lakeland.

A call to artists was put out in the fall of 2017 asking for sculpture submissions to be considered. A jury comprised of City staff, Polk Museum of Art representatives, and members of the arts community in Lakeland gathered to review and jury the pieces submitted. Over 60 submissions narrowing them down to the 10 to be displayed over the next year.

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People's Choice 2018

Congratulations to our People's Choice winner for the 2018 Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Donald Gialanella! His sculpture, Gaia (below), received the most votes (510)!

With 454 votes, Serefina by Lee Bell came in second. Mare and Filly by Jonathan Bowling came in third with 232 votes.

Meet the Artists

Lee Bell | Sarasota, FL

A Note from the Artist

Serefina is a large seahorse composed of a blended modeling compound of cement, concrete, kaolin, recycled materials, fortified sealant stains and acrylics. This work is an effort on my part as an artist to create more with recycled materials and make a statement about the waste that winds up in our waters and impacts our sea life.

FLOSC Sculpture

The Sea Horse - Serefina
Medium: Mixed media, cement, recycled materials, fortified stains

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Jonathan Bowling | Greenville, NC

A Note From the Artist

Cauldron Teats is a life sized cow in repurposed steel.

Mare and Filly is a duo of life sized horses made from repurposed steel.

FLOSC Sculptures

Cauldron Teats
Medium: Repurposed steel

Mare and Filly
Medium: Repurposed steel

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Jarod Charzewski | Charleston, SC

A Note From the Artist

The bicycle is a integral part of daily life in many parts of the world, and for many, the bicycle is an expression of their personality. Whether it be the type of bike, the color, the fenders, the tires, or even the seat; no bike is ever the same, and there is a tremendous amount of pride that each owner carries for their bicycle. This piece is meant to reflect the joy that every bicycle owner feels when the set out for a ride.

FLOSC Sculpture

Re-Cycled
Medium: Chainrings, steel pipe, 12" plate steel

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Donald Gialanella | St. Petersburg, FL *People's Choice Award Winner!*

A Note from the Artist

This iconic feminine face represents peace and a oneness with nature as she looks skyward as if contemplating the future.

Interactivity will be a feature of this sculpture - through an entryway in the back of the head, you can walk into and stand in the interior of the head to pose inside her "mind" for a photo. This iconic feminine face represents peace and a oneness with nature as she looks skyward as if contemplating the future.

FLOSC Sculpture

Gaia
Medium: Stainless steel

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Judith Greavu | Bluffton, OH

A Note From the Artist

The forms, textures and movements of animals and plants inform all my work. Sometimes the expressions directly represent specific subjects. Sometimes the forms are transformed and combined in new ways. Always there is a strong sense of movement and an obvious delight in tactile qualities. The visual involvement with natural land and sea creatures evolved from a childhood spent in rural, coastal Florida.

The tide pool plants and animals are directly represented in the bronze while the glass part gives a magnified view of tiny fairy shrimp and plants. I hope the overall form gives a sense of ocean movement.

FLOSC Sculpture

Tide Pool with Shrimp
Medium: Bronze and fused glass
Chris Plaisted | New Milford, CT

A Note from the Artist

I have wanted to create some version of an abstract cross for quite some time now. Inspired by the religious relics at the Cloisters, in Manhattan, I felt that it should be interesting from all vantage points. I also have a fascination with bridges, and their precise structures. I had worked on a bunch of sketches but nothing really stuck. By integrating those two objects of my fascination and inspiration, I sketched this piece and finally it seemed to work.

FLOSC Sculpture

Harbinger
Medium: Steel

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Jonathan Schork | St. Petersburg, FL

Note From the Artist

This sculpture includes solar LED spotlights inside the hull & focused on the figurehead. Sail "remnants" are comprised of aluminum tubing "wind chimes" that add a subtle musical component. Your audience may be encouraged to leave small votive offerings in the shrine area, built into the deck of the fo'c's'le (you may find this content quite fascinating). the other two images are of "Aenscapes IV: Feuilles en Verre", a 22' tall steel tree with pendant glass prisms for leaves & glass insulators for fruit at the end of each branch.

FLOSC Sculpture

Athena Shrine
Medium: Steel, aluminum, LED lighting

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Robert C. Stentiford, Sr. | Ocala, FL

A Note from the Artist

Looking back on 90 years of life, it has been a rather long journey, remembering as a little boy where I grew up in England, with a box of crayons drawing my vision of a dog. As the years went by, this vision changed from time to time. Now at long last, He is here! "Silver", a sculpture making an everyday appearance. Man's best friend Silver, rest as he sits. His head turned to the voices of children playing birds singing in the background or a motor bike passing. If he could speak, he might say, "People stop by with comments about me. I like that. I'm Silver. My master has finally put me together.

FLOSC Sculpture

Silver
Medium: Aluminum & Wood Sculpture
Glenn Zweygardt | Alfred Station, NY

A Note From The Artist

Here is an example of my classical modernist period. 1800's Vermont marble and Verde Antique provide a strong and elegant column and capital for the sphere and curved horn element. Temples and gods of antiquity whisper through this new rendition of a very old form.

FLOSC Sculpture

Global Marker
Medium: Marble, Cast Bronze, Verde Antique

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