I should probably start a new, regular category on my blog called "weird stuff they put outside of Rockefeller Center" because I feel like every week there's another interesting... something plopped out on the plaza. Sometimes it's a cranberry bog, sometimes it's a giant Christmas tree, sometimes it's gymnasts on balance beams.The most recent weird thing has been this giant, blue "fountain" made of light bulbs. In all actuality, it looks more like a carnival ride than a fountain, and I keep waiting for it to start spinning around or rocking and rolling, but nope. It just stays lit up. Most people that pass by seem to look up at it with a look of, "Ok... what does it do?" I don't think it will ever do anything more than just light up.
Well, it turns out this particular item is actually a piece of sculptural art by artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster who do pieces with lights and other unusual items like garbage... seriously! It's fittingly called the Electric Fountain and is 35ft tall and 30ft wide. According to the handy pamphlet I picked up outside, the entire sculpture is comprised of 3,390 LED lights and 527 meters of neon tubing. Seems like it would take a lot of juice to light up the fountain, but hey, who's counting? It looks nifty.
Just thought I'd share some info and some pictures I took. Enjoy!
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