Reflections at the End of the Trail is a photograph by Gregory Ballos which was uploaded on April 2nd, 2018.
Reflections at the End of the Trail
Native American artwork sculpture “End of the Trail” silhouette reflecting upon the infinity pool after sunset at Top of the Rock near Branson,... more
Title
Reflections at the End of the Trail
Artist
Gregory Ballos
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Native American artwork sculpture “End of the Trail” silhouette reflecting upon the infinity pool after sunset at Top of the Rock near Branson, Missouri, USA.
ABOUT THE END OF THE TRAIL STATUE: This End of the Trail statue is located near Branson, Missouri. The original End of the Trail is a sculpture located in Waupun, Wisconsin, United States. The sculpture depicts an American Indian man hanging limp as his horse comes to an abrupt halt just prior to momentum carrying him over an unseen precipice.
The sense of an instantaneous stop was created by showing the horse's back legs airborne, as well as his mane, tail and the brave's ponytails rushing forward. The rider's body appears slightly forward of the normal riding position, indicating that the act has begun. In similar works of art, a precipice is clearly seen. However, the scenic context of the full-size sculpture is left deliberately ambiguous, thus preserving the dignity of the rider who chooses death rather than acceding to a life devoid of the freedom his people once enjoyed.
The designer intended the sculpture as an empathetic tribute to the intense feeling of betrayal and loss felt by American Indians as well as the tragic consequences of the exploitation brought upon them as a people. Thus, the name of the sculpture serves both a literal and symbolic purpose.
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April 2nd, 2018
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Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful picture has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, please check our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your fabulous photographic art is featured in Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit! ! LF
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. If enabled, your image will be posted to our group Google+ Page (https://plus.google.com/communities/115016529189478587632). You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “Featured Images – April 2018” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan
Kim Lessel
Congratulations Gregory! Your excellent image has been featured in the group "Symbolism in Photography". Because we are only keeping 30 featured images on the group front homepage at a time, I recommend that you post this and all future featured images into the group discussion gallery for featured images, in order to allow interested buyers to see your work among the selected featured images of our group.
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