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Showcase - Art in the Park | A Natural State - Episode 2

The sculptures of Art in the Park ranged from the whimsical to the sublime. Nearly all sculptures involved pine needles, one of the most abundant materials on the landscape. Constructions included a bed with a headboard of woven vines and twigs, a message written in honeysuckle, assemblages of clay, leaves, feathers and sticks, and a beach framed in reddish gold pine needles.

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Leslie Rech - Echo | A Natural State - Episode 3 Spotlight 1

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Spotlight
Episode 1
The city of Sumter invited artists to experiment with nature-based art during its the Art in the Park event. Nature-based art is sculpture that uses natural materials, often materials found on-site...
Leslie Rech 3

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Leslie Rech
Episode 3
Leslie Rech's multimedia installation, "Echo," was based on shapes and forms of the landscape as seen in an aerial photograph. The representation was also a key to materials most abundant in the park...
Marcelo Novo 4

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Marcelo Novo
Episode 4
Marcelo Novo, a well-known South Carolina artist and self described "city boy," felt a bit out of his element at the Art in the Park event. Without paintbrush and canvas, Marcelo struggled to apply...