Scott had a few considerations in mind when settling on the final design.
First of all, it had to look good and engage with people, Scott says.
So a magnificent bird, abstracted just enough to give a Deco-inspired grandeur to the location, seemed right.
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It had to be structurally stable and cost-effective.
It had to fit the location physically and aesthetically.
It had to require minimum maintenance.
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BringingThe Callingto life wasn’t an easy task.
While the design stage was pretty straightforward, translating it into a massive public artwork was more complicated.
It was tremendously hard physical work involving a team of a dozen welders, Scott says.
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It was tricky to keep the aesthetic design on track with so many guys working across its vast form.
It all demanded an intense degree of project managementan aspect of public art that is often overlooked.
Artist Andy Scott was commissioned to create a towering loon sculpture for the city of Saint Paul.
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The Callingbecame a chance for the artist to truly dive in the lore surrounding this bird.
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