While in New Orleans two years ago I came across this unusual piece of art and didn't buy it. I am trying to find one now and hope someone out there has some information. It was called a Curious Specimen. The artist had taken the skeletal bones of dead mice and reconstructed them and added in butterfly wings and mounted the creation in a glass enclosure. He said they were created to be "fairy skeletons". They were the strangest, most fascinating pieces I'd ever seen. I have searched and searched and have come up with nothing.
I know the gallery was on Decatur Street in the French Quarter. I can't completely make out the artist name on the card - looks like Peter Ninsen. I tried the email address but heard nothing back. Don't know if the gallery was distroyed in the hurricane. Thank you for any help.
2007-03-03 13:24:06 · 5 answers · asked by dawn S 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
Good Info. to have.........
Links to the French Quarter,history and the street you requested.
http://www.frenchquarter.com/?file=map.html
http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&fr2=sfp&p=Decatur+Street+in+the+French+Quarter+in+New+Orleans+&meta=vc%3D
This next one was the only Gallery on the Street that I could find. There was no website listed.
Crabnet
925 Decatur Street • New Orleans, LA 70116
Telephone No.: 504-522-3478
Wildlife and Conservancy Art Gallery and Gift Shop. Find that special piece of art or gift for the sportsman and wildlife enthusiast.
Below is a list of the Art galleries in The French Quarter.
http://www.frenchquarter.com/shopping/
http://www.frenchquarter.com/shopping/directory.php?category=Shopping&subcategory=Art+Galleries
Hope this helped,
Cheers!
2007-03-03 15:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try contacting The New Orleans Museum of Art. (504) 658-4100. I would guess the person was just an undiscovered artist. We have a lot of them here in New Orleans. Decatur Street was not destroyed in the Hurricaine, just a little damaged. Most if not all businesses are up and running. If NOMA can not help, they may be able to at least give you the name of the gallery.
2007-03-04 04:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by dchandler1969 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
During the early '80s I went to a sci-fi convention in Aneheim, CA.
Among the artwork on display were several examples of fantasy creations of mixed animal bones. Winged lizards, frighteningly fanged cat skulls, winged snakes...etc. I'm sorry to say I don't remember the artists name, but the displays were the stuff of dreams and nightmares. Wonderful stuff!
2007-03-03 18:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the gallery (if you can) also try the local library for any info as they might be able to steer in the right direction
2007-03-03 13:28:38 · answer #4 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm quite curious and I suppose I'm a specimen, does that count?!
2007-03-03 13:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋