Shapes And Textures On Bunker Door
by Gary Slawsky
Title
Shapes And Textures On Bunker Door
Artist
Gary Slawsky
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Raised reinforcement bars in the form of an X and patina from decades of exposure to the elements creates an interesting graphic when combined with the minimalist hole surrounded by rust on a bunker door at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Sandy Hook is a 1665 square mile peninsula along the eastern cost of New Jersey that was discovered by Henry Hudson in the early 1600s. This peninsula is located at the southern entrance to New York harbor.
After the Civil War Fort Hancock was establish as a military base, armament proving ground and in the 1950s a Nike missile site. Numerous large bunkers that housed weapons to protect New York Harbor are scattered around the peninsula.
Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974 when it was turned over to the US National Parks Service and managed as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Today, Fort Hancock, the proving ground, some bunkers, and nike missile site can be toured as historical monuments of US History. The oldest operating lighthouse in the United States (Sandy Hook Lighthouse) can be entered as well as the attached lighthouse keepers residence that includes a Sandy Hook history museum.
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May 5th, 2017
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the X IS FOR X SHAPED themed week, JUNE 21, 2021- JUNE 28, 2021. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
Nikolyn McDonald
Amazing textures, and ya gotta love that tiny round hole with the bright orange around it - just so we don't miss it. "X" marks the spot for sure on this one, Gary. This is one of my two pod's in the Best of Minimalism in Photography group for May 12.
Denise Clark
Love this Gary...textures,depth and the little hole just right....l/f and my POD in Photos-Best of Minimalism