My father took my sister and I to visit this plaza in 1985. The same year as the New Orleans worlds fair. I became a sculptor and teach at the college level now. My own work is highly idiosyncratic. Improvisation and retro causation dominate the process. I make objects of materials intrinsically sensual. Contrasting wood grain, surfaces smoothed with 2000 grit sandpaper. I recognize the influence of this plaza on the work. Byzantine stripes and Corinthian capitals necessitate exorcism. It is poetic to me that the PIAZZA D’ITALIA is considered one of the first Post Modern ruins.
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