Focus on Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil and explore the Description.
Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil is an aluminum sculpture located near E Kilbourn Ave & N Cass St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. The sculpture faces toward Lake Michigan. It is also across from the Woman's Club of Wisconsin. It contains six separate pieces, each piece depicting a bird. Three of the birds have two wings and the other three birds have four wings. All of the bird's wings are at different angles. The six birds are arranged to mimic the ground they are set up on. Although the sculpture represents birds they are not depicted in full detail. Like many of Abakanowicz's sculptures Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil lack heads. When asked about her work Abakanowicz states, "perhaps the experience of the crowd, waiting passively in line, but ready to trample, destroy or afore on command like a headless creature, became the core of my analysis." Along with the bird's lack of heads their surface is that of an organic texture. This is juxtaposed with their aluminum material.There is a plaque in the lawn where the public work is located. It reads:
Commissioned by members of the Woman's Club of Wisconsin on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
Celebrating Milwaukee's tradition of community service 
The artist wishes to acknowledge the special assistance of Artur Starewicz, Warsaw Poland
Milwaukee Artur Starewicz Lake Michigan Wisconsin aluminum