The brook was used for transferring ballast from the ship, yellow bricks, to be repurposed for roads and foundation beds for settler homes. ‘Time Sharing’ memorializes the landing of the Dutch at the meeting point between McGregory Brook and the Hudson River. Supported by the Dutch Cultural Council and MondriaanFonds as well as generous community and board contributions.
‘Time Sharing’ was first installed in 2009 as a part of the exhibition “Double Dutch,” in celebration of the Quadricetennial of the settlement of the Dutch along the Hudson River. The title suggests that none of us own the land, this place we are just passing through.” -NYTimes, 2009 It is propped up on a cylinder, close to the water, as if it had rolled right off a ship and onto shore.
The town, as students of American history (and many residents) know, was named for Jan Peeck, a 17th-century tavern keeper from New Amsterdam who spent his spare time bartering with the Indians at a trading post on the Hudson located on the site of modern Peekskill… Time Sharing, A house fabricated in steel in the style of early Dutch dwellings along the Hudson. “Like so many towns along the Hudson, Peekskill was founded by Dutch settlers. Watch the process of making the sculpture here. Spike, Feuerman is known for her lifelike portrayals of swimmers. Dubbed 'the reigning doyenne of super-realism' by art historian John T. Feuerman is an American sculptor and artist working in Hyperrealism, a movement that began in the 1970s in relation to photorealist painting. Born in 1945, Feuerman is younger than Duane Hanson and John de Andrea, the pioneers of Hyperrealism in figurative sculpture.
Though installed as part of Peekskill Project V, an art festival whose installations are often temporary, through the efforts of HVMOCA and the generosity of the artist, the work was made affordable for purchase by the city.Ībout the Artist: Carole A. The ‘Golden Mean’, visible to travelers on Metro North, quickly became an icon on the waterfront, with hikers and visitors at all times of the year shooting and posting selfies and photos. Though created based on measurements given to the fabricator, the base had to nevertheless be refined and retooled in situ to hold the diver securely in place. Under supervision of members of the Department of Parks and the Department of Public Works, a backhoe was brought in to dig a deep pit into the ground to house the base. Weighing 1500 pounds, the diver had a specially crafted steel base for support. Perfectly balanced and stalwart, it stands here, on Peekskill Riverfront Green, as a beacon to human ambition and artistic accomplishment. The choice of a black and naturally bronzing patina as opposed to a realistic finish that is the usual hallmark of the artist, was made purposefully so that the sculpture creates a silhouette at varied times of the day, a majestic tribute to the beauty of the athlete, a bow to the Greek classical works of the past. The Golden Mean is a sculpture crafted in bronze of a male diver, his cap featuring gold leaf detail. “…An icon for achieving the impossible, for the struggle of survival and strength, and the resilience of the human spirit.