Ricardo Cat | Niki de Saint Phalle | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang
Ricardo Cat | Niki de Saint Phalle | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

My mind was unfrozen by the unusually warm November morning while driving toward Laumeier Sculpture Park located in the outskirt of St. Louis. Pristine visual memory of Louise Bourgeois’s enormous spider sculpture flashed with her remark, invading my abysmal sense of direction, bit by bit.

“Emotions are universal. The artist has access to his unconscious through his work. This is a gift, and it is magic. My work does not need any words, by me or anybody else. I don’t owe an explanation of why I work or what the work means to anybody. I only know that I need to make it, that I feel better after I have made it, and that’s magic.

I aimlessly chewed her words with Per Nørgård’s Konstellationer quietly sound. Bourgeois’s observation of artistic process is charming. It excluded myself from the artistic circle with poise as I can’t recall ever experiencing the enchanting magic of feeling better after art-making process. Bummer.

Hertitage Schooner for Debra Lakin | George Greenamyer | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

Hertitage Schooner for Debra Lakin | George Greenamyer | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

Laumeier Sculpture Park greeted me with Ricardo Cat by Niki de Saint Phalle. I stood in front of it for 4’33” with all my goofiness before initiating my hour-long magical conversations with sculptures, landscapes, and spotless sky. A big chuck of time was spent near Hertitage Schooner for Debra Lakin by George Greenamyer, trying to steal a quick peek of her choice of piano music to beguilingly steer through her life. With a little help from my Nikon zoom lens, I was finally able to conclude this little investigation. “Something Debussy!” I determined, looking forward to have some Clair de lune for myself on my way back to the city as well.

Laumeier Sculpture Park | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

Laumeier Sculpture Park | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

Laumeier Sculpture Park

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