The Art of UNM

Hey everyone! Continuing the on-campus theme, I figured I'd show some of the artsy/scenic points of Central Campus, now that you've had the basic tour of where things are. Once again, sit back and enjoy the minimal text and maximal amounts of photos!

First, I'll start with the University House, right near Dane Smith Hall. I think the president of the university lives there, and it's the focal point of something called The Hanging of the Greens, which happens on campus every holiday season. I'll have to check it out further! What's notable is that it's on the National Register of Historic Places, and as far as non-descript beige boxes in the Pueblo Revival style go, it doesn't look that bad.

Quickly, a brief shot of the west side of the library. Many more cacti!

Circling around the Duck Pond and moving to the center of the campus, here's the first sculpture of the day. Not entire sure what it is, but those long two flexible ends of it were moving up and down in the wind and looked pretty neat.

Halfway between Ortega and Mitchell Halls is this, a walk-around-inside-able metal structure sculpture. Once again, not sure what it represents, but it looks cool with the (constantly-shining) sun gleaming off of it.

A blue sky shot from the interior, since the top is open to the air. Once again, pretty neat looking.

Now on the south side of the library, the first of many water-related sculptures shows itself inside a small pine tree-laden courtyard facing the plaza near the Humanities Building and SUB. I'll have to remember this location, looks like a good place to just be, for a bit.

Across the plaza and heading up the steps to the SUB's east side, a giant bell sculpture appears. This one appears to be the least abstract of everything so far. I'll have to find out if there's a story behind it, since it's right in the middle of campus, and everything else that you're about to see that's in the middle of campus does.

Up the steps and right behind the bell is a giant fountain, with blue colored water coming out of it. A popular hang out spot during the week, I've picked up on the fact that almost everyone who walks by laughs at the fact that the university felt the need to color the water out here.

 Now, we come to the most elaborate and most baffling sculpture on campus yet. Everyone also talks about this and no one knows what it means. It's basically a bunch of people pointing and looking surprised/confused about this big metal cylindrical-shape thing. The expressions on the people are very well done but still, I can't figure out what it all is about.

Just a few feet away is what's known by many on campus as "The Ogres", although I've included its real name below. It's definitely the most colorful of all the sculptures on campus, featuring a range of tones other than just the standard beige, metal or blue.

And finally, though not technically man-made art, here's a bunch of shots of the clouds and sky this morning, as well as the mountains. I'm beginning to think I can't have a post without either of these elements, since they're always so beautiful and so different than things back home.

Not sure what I'll have ready for the next post, but it'll continue to be something good as always! For now I'm keeping my eyes peeled for the 3 most difficult things to photograph around here: the little lizards, the hummingbirds and any sort of precipitation!