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Seasons of Life – by Barry Tinsley
Location: Dargan Park, Pontiac.
Located at the corner of Madison and Fountain streets.
1998 / 3 sculptures 25 feet tall / Steel plates.
The three metal figures are the vision of John and Nancy Dargan.
The three structures symbolize the human “changes” or “seasons” of growth during our lives. Each statue represents a specific time in life: child, middle age, and older adulthood. With each figure a maxim (A Greek aphorism or saying) evokes what those stages embody. The Greek maxims can be found near each statue on large stones in the park.
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Childhood and Youth / As children learn good manners. AS young men learn to control the passions. / Seasons of Life – by Barry Tinsley
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Childhood and Youth
At an early age children display a lot of energy and motion in the daily process of growing and learning.
The sculpture of the child illustrates to us the early years of activity, movement, and energy.
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Middle Age / In middle age be just./ Seasons of Life – by Barry Tinsley
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Middle Age
During our middle age we demonstrate the passions of life, often with a fervor and eagerness. To some, that might suggest a time to achieve power and control. To others, it may indicate raising a family, building a future, or coming to a ‘crossroad’ in life. If so, it is often a time to ‘find’ ourselves – who we are, why we’re here on earth, and what we want to accomplish. The middle age sculpture provides the reassurance during these years that life has begun to have meaning and gives us a choice, displayed in the ambiguity of the statue, as if it is reaching out to grasp the moment.
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Old Age / In old age give good advise then die without regret./ Seasons of Life – by Barry Tinsley
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Old Age
Finally, the old age statue shows us the change in physical appearance that signifies our elder years. Along with the aging process comes a level of maturity and wisdom to ‘give good advice’, to mentor others, and to live life to its fullest. For no matter where we are along the avenue of our ‘seasons’ of life, we should all know that “All Things Change And We Change With Them.”
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Seasons of Life – by Barry Tinsley
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