Front and Center: The Best of Balazs
January 28, 2016 - Michael Guilfoil
Harold Balazs has always been part artist, part prankster.
He even borrowed his motto – “transcend the bullshit” – from original “merry prankster” Ken Kesey.
Today, Balazs’ playful concrete, brick, wood and metal creations – particularly his Riverfront Park fountain – delight downtown visitors.
But one bit of mischief almost got him booted out of college, which might have ended his career before it began.
Fortunately, Balazs’ obvious potential outweighed his indiscretion, and three decades later he was given Washington State University’s Alumni Achievement Award “for sharing his exceptional talent in all mediums of art, bringing pleasure and joy to the public and great pride and distinction to his alma mater.”
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