Tony Matelli in ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line

Tony Matelli pioneered his hyper-realistic sculptures before the social media era, yet they seem made for photographing and sharing. This bronze sleepwalker is a major traffic-stopper on the High Line not just as an art object in its own right but as a catalyst for audience interaction. (In ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line through March 2017).

Tony Matelli, Sleepwalker, bronze, acrylic, paint, 69 x 21 x 34 inches, 2014.  In ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line through March 2017.
Tony Matelli, Sleepwalker, bronze, acrylic, paint, 69 x 21 x 34 inches, 2014. In ‘Wanderlust’ on the High Line through March 2017.