Regensburg, Germany. The first stop during a 7 week visit to Europe, May, 2014. It is early spring and the sun’s warmth is weaving its magic in the fields, in the town and in the people.
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- positions this person as a life member, the horse signifying action status, a physical conqueror. Commissioned by the forefathers.
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- St Peters, fine example of gothic architecture. A symbol of power, wealth and join me join me.
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- at Andreas Art Centre, significant statement of waiting, wasting, looking ….. many will have experienced this in the many crusades of the Bavarians
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- public display of emotion, commitment, statement
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- vivid image, appropriate for the region where cycling is mandatory
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- cultural visual statement
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- vibrant colours, the life that birds and animals provide as an emotional support
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- key to the city, a locksmith
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- natural living sculpture, beauty that changes with season and growth, expresses manipulation and control
It is an old city where known civilisation dates back to 6000 BC. A rich area to settle, at the headwaters of the Danube where the Regens joins the currents. The public art is indicative of that age with displays that relate to the periods. The forms now appear more emotive, but that is not peculiar to Regensburg, but the scale is grand. St Peters is large and imposing, central to the city and dominating. Internally I found it somewhat musky, gothic, pristene, evocative and hypocritical (but I find that of most churches – I actually find that coffee shops are more spiritual and healing). The warrior on the horse is central, again indicative of that “life membership” status given by our forefathers to warriors. Then the new artforms as the “bust” and the “cycle” are emotive, clearly describing a feeling or a circumstance. Regensburg is rich, and why not? – it has water, beautiful rich soils, friendly people, a long history – so the food is wonderfully expressive of the region. Restaurants of quality abound and the people are cheerful.
greg banfield 