One of my many excursions in the city found me outside of Rockefeller Center this past week. I love that almost every time I walk by, I see something new. There is always an art exhibition or something memorable set up. This week, it was a sculpture by artist Jeff Koons, named Split-Rocker. This living piece of art is over 37 feet high and features over 50,000 flowering plants! You can read about the inspiration for the piece here.
The Split-Rocker, NYC
That is so cool! It looks like something straight out of MInecraft or Torchlight II (both video games). That’s the kind of art I like – colorful and interesting. Don’t give me a painting of a blue orb with a one page dissertation on the meaning of it. IT’S AN ORB!
Weird and wonderful! I should really get uptown more often.
Wow that is just amazing! I would love to see that in person. Great photo! =)
Wow what a great art piece. I would love to go out and see it.
That is a whole lot of flowers! I wonder how long it took him to make that?
That is so different.. I love NYC and all that it has to offer!
50,000 plants? Wow! I wish I could create something so cool. I used to love walking by there as well. 🙂
I have never heard of the split rocker, very cool. There are so many structures around the City that keeps it always new and inviting. I have only been there once.
What a great piece of art, the next time I’m in NYC I’m going to have to stop and see this!
i love to go for a walk everyday i can see different things and most of the time unexpected things and bump into different people and meet new friends too. this looks very cool firs time I see it.
It’s so nice when establishments and local governments are able to maintain the upkeep of their premises. It’s always good to see something fresh – especially in the age of smartphones. People like things that are post-worth.
I love art and this being a living piece of art is not an exception, while reading your post I was talking to my nephew who saw it and told me it totally looks like a pokemon. That’s the beauty everyone can see something different when we look in to an abstract piece.
This establishment looks awesome. Too bad I’m too far from the US. I hope to visit your country someday and see the great landmarks you have there.
that is quite impressive for sure. I really do like visiting big cities like NY and chicago.
I bet that would be a hell of a job weeding it…..
Despite what anyone says I love New York and New Yorkers..,I feel like you can never have enough of it.
This is so cool. That is a lot of plants!! I cannot imagine the upkeep on that.
50,000 flowers, I bet that’s really time consuming. That also takes a lot of skills.
Wow, 50k plants. That is a ton. What a neat thing to see. I love it. When I am next in NY I will have to go there.
I´m going to Google this to know more. I want to know the idea behind the spilt, how long it took to ensamble and how long it will last.
Like most art, I don’t get the significance of the piece but having been the Rockefeller, I agree – it’s a great place to see.
50,000 plants. That is amazing. I also love Rockefeller Center. Heck I love all of NYC!
I so wish I could take a weekend trip to NYC lol Would love to see the Rockefeller Tower!
what an awesome piece of art, I want one at home too! I wonder if it’s difficult to maintain..
creepy weird and cool I love it!