Who expects to encounter fields of sculptures seemingly in the middle of nowhere? Visitors arriving in Borrego Springs, California can have a surprise. Vast swaths of land on either side of the road are populated with large rusted metal sculptures of everything from dinosaurs to wild horses and huge birds.
We’d not heard of the artist, Ricardo Breceda, but his work frequently draws visitors to Borrego Springs. He is a self taught metal sculptor whose work was discovered by a philanthropist who commissioned Breceda to create more than 100 works for his property at Galleta Meadows estate. A road through the desert allows visitors to get close to the sculptures in an unconventional desert gallery.
What a pleasant surprise. Coming across something like this is why I prefer to travel by car.
What wonderful public sculptures. Glad that the philanthropist used his money to create pleasure for others as well.
Wow, that’s wild! In more ways than one. Is this where the Cadillac cars are nose-dived into the earth? I do like the horse sculpture!
A very unusual sight in the middle of nowhere. I like it!
His style really captures a sense of movement and life in those horses.
Very, very cool.