Provincetown está localizada na ponta de Cabo do Bacalhau (Cape Cod) no estado americano de Massachusetts. Cape Cod é também considerado o berço da colonização européia nos Estados Unidos: foi o local onde em 11 de novembro de 1620 chegaram os primeiros "peregrinos" - grupo de separatistas religiosos europeus. A cidade que tem menos de três mil habitantes é um dos lugares mais visitados da costa leste americana e é conhecida também por ser um resort gay. Provincetown é cercada pelo Seashore National Park que protege fauna e a flora local, bem como a vegetação rasteira que ajuda a conter a expansão das dunas.
Os faróis também são marcantes na paisagem local. Um deles, o Wood End Lighthouse foi o primeiro que visitei e foi por muitas vezes meu local de meditação. A pequena casa de apoio com seu telhado vermelho, acrescenta uma especialidade ao lugar. Não tive dúvidas que seria parte dessa nova série.
O Pilgrim Monument (Monumento aos Peregrinos) é uma torre de 77 metros de altura e levou três anos para ser construída no ponto mais alto da cidade e foi inaugurada em 1910. O monumento pode ser visto de qualquer ponto de Provincetown, e ir embora da cidade sem visitá-lo é como ter passado pelo Rio de Janeiro sem ter ido ao Cristo Redentor. Depois da subida até o topo, tive uma vista incrível e me senti mais do que inspirado a criar a minha versão do Pilgrim Monument, e um fundo bem colorido que me faz lembrar cada tom de cor eu pude ver nos céus dessa região.
Um dos edifícios mais imponentes da cidade é sem dúvida o Town Hall (prefeitura). Fica bem no centro da cidade e possui um imenso salão, onde acontecem diversos tipos de eventos como festas, palestras, consultas públicas, etc. Sua torre, toda em metal, possui um relógio que soa a cada 15 minutos dando um toque de nostalgia ao ambiente. Passando inevitavelmente todos os pelo Town Hall, trouxe ele para essa série cercado por uma explosão laranja... fruto da minha total empolgação por esse projeto. Meu amigo Tom e meu parceiro Doug Repetti foram grandes incentivadores nessa realização.
(E) Provincetown is located at the edge of Cape Cod in Massachussets. Cape Cod is considered the cradle of the European colonization in US: was the place where in November 11th of 1620 the first Pilgrims arrived. They were a group of European religious separatists. Even with only 3 thousand inhabitants, Provincetown is one of the most visited places on the East Coast, also known for being a gay resort. Provincetown is surrounded by the Seashore National Park that protects local fauna and flora, like the grass that helps to contain the dunes' expansion.
There are several lighthouses around Cape Cod Coast and they are especially featured in the Provincetown's landscape. One of them was the End Wood Lighthouse, the first one I visited and for several times my meditation spot. A small support house with a red roof adds something special to this place, and I had no doubt it would became part of this series.
The Pilgrim Monument is a 252.6 ft. tower built at the town's highest spot in 1910. The Monument can be seen from any place in Provincetown. If you don't visit, it is like going to Rio de Janeiro and not visiting the Christ Redeemer Statue at the top of Corcovado Mountain. After I reached the monumet's top on my first visit, I got an amazing view that inspired me to create my Pilgrim's Monument version in a very colorful background that reminds me of each color I could see in the sky in that region.
One of the most imposing buildings in town is Town Hall. Right in the heart of Provincetown, it has a large event room used for speeches, official meetings, parties, shows, etc. Its tower of metal has a clock that sounds each quarter hour giving a kind of nostalgia to the ambience. Passing by this building every single day I drew it with pop orange bands as a background. My friend Tom and my parter Doug Repetti were great supporters in this project.
(E) Provincetown is located at the edge of Cape Cod in Massachussets. Cape Cod is considered the cradle of the European colonization in US: was the place where in November 11th of 1620 the first Pilgrims arrived. They were a group of European religious separatists. Even with only 3 thousand inhabitants, Provincetown is one of the most visited places on the East Coast, also known for being a gay resort. Provincetown is surrounded by the Seashore National Park that protects local fauna and flora, like the grass that helps to contain the dunes' expansion.
There are several lighthouses around Cape Cod Coast and they are especially featured in the Provincetown's landscape. One of them was the End Wood Lighthouse, the first one I visited and for several times my meditation spot. A small support house with a red roof adds something special to this place, and I had no doubt it would became part of this series.
The Pilgrim Monument is a 252.6 ft. tower built at the town's highest spot in 1910. The Monument can be seen from any place in Provincetown. If you don't visit, it is like going to Rio de Janeiro and not visiting the Christ Redeemer Statue at the top of Corcovado Mountain. After I reached the monumet's top on my first visit, I got an amazing view that inspired me to create my Pilgrim's Monument version in a very colorful background that reminds me of each color I could see in the sky in that region.
One of the most imposing buildings in town is Town Hall. Right in the heart of Provincetown, it has a large event room used for speeches, official meetings, parties, shows, etc. Its tower of metal has a clock that sounds each quarter hour giving a kind of nostalgia to the ambience. Passing by this building every single day I drew it with pop orange bands as a background. My friend Tom and my parter Doug Repetti were great supporters in this project.
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