Focus on Facing the Crowd and analyze the Description.
The sculptures, which depict the faces of a man and a boy, are located at 18th and 20th Avenues at Morrison Street in Portland's Goose Hollow neighborhood. Designed by Michael Stutz, they were installed in 2001 during the nearly $40 million remodel of PGE Park, the outdoor sports venue now known as Providence Park. Funding was provided by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program. The faces are made of welded silicon bronze and are each approximately 8 feet (2.4 m) tall. Similar in appearance, the one at KeyBank Plaza on 18th Avenue depicts a smiling boy, while the one at the intersection of 20th and Morrison depicts a laughing man.Stutz said of Facing the Crowd: "The heartily smiling man and boy faces portray two stages in the life of an individual, relating to the historical evolution and changing character of the site itself." He has also said that the work's "dynamic presence becomes a celebration of joy and playfulness. [His] hope is that these giant totems engage the spectator with their simple and universal theme of maintaining humor in the midst of chaotic urban world."
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