Rodin Rodannadanna by Donald Lipski

Artist Donald Lipski created "Rodin Rodannadanna" in 2000. The work consists of a circle of 18 life-sized casts of Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker', with a title that is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Gilder Radner's character in Saturday Night Live Roseanne Roseannadanna. Lipski is known for his sense of humor and tendency to super-size found objects into unexpected settings.

From a distance, this public art installation appears to be made of bronze, but the work was created using pigmented fiberglass. At night, blue neon lighting transforms the piece. Although the artist does not prescribe deep meaning to the work, viewers might find their own meaning by contemplating on the circular nature of thought when they view this piece, or one of the original casts of Rodin, including the one that is on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City

"Rodin Rodannadanna," Donald Lipski website http://www.donaldlipski.net/new-gallery-74 accessed 9/8/2022