oregon quest referred saturday night fountain outdoor marble sculpture fountain designed located portland oregon united_states sculpture carved italy single ton block white marble greece commissioned installed depicts nude figures including females male child according artist subjects represent man eternal search brotherhood enlightenment quest considered portland largest single piece white marble abstract sculpture surveyed save outdoor sculpture program underwent minor repairs received mixed reviews critic appreciated flowing lines contrasted stark pillars adjacent building called marble impressive writer wrote dislike sculpture saying serves free sex education lesson description quest designed austria born toronto based sculptor commissioned installed known southwest 5th avenue southwest taylor street downtown portland stone sculpture nearly private collection unveiled portland opening world headquarters rose festival presented work formal ceremony sculpture carved italy single ton block white marble near athens depicts larger life nude figures including females male child statue set pedestal fountain surrounded water jets figures forms curve upward females hands raised sleeps rear male figure appears float reaching hands child figure located foremost female quest measures approximately feet feet feet sited concrete stone base measures feet feet feet weighs tons according artist sculpture symbolic man eternal search brotherhood enlightenment inspired work von took approach assisted sculpture creation took half years complete cross section log bronze outward served companion sculpture originally installed building work relocated categorized quest abstract journalist described sculpture large snow white bodies fountain wrote work privately owned public view long sure got place quest considered portland largest single piece white marble surveyed considered maintained save outdoor sculpture program january maintenance sculpture included repairs male figure nose reception quest received mixed reviews unveiling ceremony reportedly stunned silence applause duly recorded local news media contributor wrote sculpture flowing white lines contrast stark vertical pillars white adjacent building exterior called marble impressive contrast said work quest long purpose sink mystery like actively dislike stays free sex education lesson suburban uncertain limbs forever reaching sculpture earned nicknames saturday night fountain writer piece differences portland seattle referenced nickname example portland art published book review suggested readers read refugees walk portland oregon recently published unfamiliar fountain includes sculpture portland vocabulary lesson includes list definitions local words sculpture included published walking tour portland
The Quest (Portland, Oregon)