Sebastián and the City

All the hoopla about shifting astrological signs has reminded me about a post I’ve been meaning to throw up since last fall.

Last year Bellingham got to play host to the sculptures of renowned Mexican artist Sebastián. Fourteen of his pieces were placed on display around the downtown area, forming a walking tour of both the artist’s work and Bellingham’s cultural district. The exhibit went up in march and was scheduled to go into October, although I think it had to move on a month early (blame Canada).

The sculptures themselves, these huge geometric works of metal and color (most of which represented a Zodiacal sign, hence the connection) were a real treat to see as I walked and drove around the downtown area last year. On the night before the sculptures left, Kristen and I went downtown and walked the full tour, taking photos of each piece.

It was a little chilly and a little rainy that night, and I had to scrounge around for a seemingly absurd amount of time to find some damn batteries for my camera, but I’m really glad we were able to spend a little time at each piece while they were there. Here’s hoping the City, Allied Arts of Whatcom County and Washington State Tourism will do it again some time. If Bellingham could be described as a beautiful woman, Sebastián’s sculptures could no doubt have been seen as the brightly-colored earrings that that complimented her perfectly.



Libra, on Grand and Flora



Escorpion, on Grand and Central

Piscis, on Grand and Lottie



Leo, on Commercial and Lottie




Sagitario, on the other side of Commercial and Lottie



Virgo, on Commercial



Cancer, on Commercial and Central

Acuario, on Commercial and Flora

Aries, on Commercial and Champion(ish)

Roseta, on Commercial and Champion(ish)

Gemini, on Grand and Champion

Tauro, on Champion (also, taking pictures of black statues at night is hard)

Esfera, on Prospect

Capricornio, on Prospect and Flora