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Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens
About the Artwork
Roberto Santo’s Green Man was commissioned by the Museum in 2001; a ram-horned man is seemingly metamorphosing into a plant.
About the Artist
Roberto Santo
Roberto Santo (born 1953) attended New York’s Art Students League and The New School of Art. He then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Oregon and later attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. A photographer of note, he has received memorable commissions from the US postal service and the US Olympic Committee. Santo lives and works in the artistic colony of Pietrasanta, Italy, specializing in monumental sculpture pieces. Santo is the son of legendary Hollywood illustrator Bob Peak.
Did you know?
The State of Florida's public art program purchased several sculptures that are in an accessible oasis in the middle of the Florida Turnpike near Turkey Lake Road, yet viewable as one passes.
Discover Art in Central Florida!
For those who have eyes to see, there are hundreds of works of art around them.
This web site provides some information on many of those works of art that can
be regularly viewed in Orange County by any member of the public without an
admission fee. They are outside in public view, or located in an interior area
that is normally open to the public.
Look around this web site and find something that interests you. Then go see it
in person. The information you find here will add to the pleasure of exploring
public art in Central Florida.
If, in your travels around Orange County, you come across some public art that
is not listed here, please let us know so we can add it. If you are aware of
additional information about art or artist that is included here, again, please
let us know. Together we can make this an incredible resource for people seeking
to spice up their life through exploring art.