Terry Allen’s Deer Sculptures

They’re just two deer, lounging on the banks of the Scioto River watching the world go by. The city of Columbus recently commissioned Santa Fe artist Terry Allen to create and install these whimsical sculptures along the banks of the Scioto riverfront. Titled Scioto Lounge, the deer have strangely human-like features and were sculpted into relaxed, anthropomorphic poses. The sculptures are here to stay, but Allen’s conceptual sketches of his various public-art projects – including those of the deer – are on view at the Urban Arts Space gallery downtown only through Nov. 8, 2014.