This is my artist’s statement about my memorial.

Memorial to Ivan Karp
This memorial is to my grandfather, Ivan Karp. He was very special to me, but unfortunately, he died in 2012. He was an art dealer, he owned a gallery called O.K. Harris, but he also discovered the artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among many others. He is buried in a little town in upstate New York that our family goes to a lot, called Charlotteville. Next to his grave stone is a tall gray obelisk that says Karp on it, and this memorial was inspired by that. Visitors will walk in through the gravel paths, and can run, eat, play or just generally relax on the four segments of grass. Each segment represents a different aspect of his life, even though they are not labeled. The four aspects are art, family, New York City and Charlotteville. The tall, concrete obelisk is brushed with gold leaf at the top and bottom. The memorial looks a bit like the Washington Monument, but it would be much shorter, only about 175 feet. This memorial is simple and straightforward, hopefully how he would have wanted it to be. This should make people happy, rather than melancholy. When people visit, they should think about his life and how amazing it was, or learn about him if they didn’t already know him. This would be placed in some sort of grassy area in New York. My grandfather was a New Yorker, and he loved this city so much. This memorial could never be anywhere else. I hope this memorial will help people remember him.
-Zoe Karp

This demonstrates the learning value of doing something that matters to me personally.