Horse Weather Vane 1935 - 1942

This 'Horse Weather Vane' was made by an anonymous artist at an unknown date using unspecified materials. There's something about the anonymous nature of this piece that really gets me. I mean, who was this person who felt the need to capture the spirit of a horse in a way that it could dance with the wind? It's almost like a dream, a fleeting moment caught in metal. I love how the surface isn't perfect; you can see the marks of time, the wear and tear, like wrinkles on an old friend's face. If you zoom in close you can see the texture where the metal is more worn away. It reminds us of the physicality of artmaking, the hands that shaped it, the weather that aged it, and it makes me think about the ongoing conversation between artists across time. It's a reminder that art is a living, breathing thing, always changing, always evolving.