Step Into a Painting: As we walk through this sculpture park at The Grounds for Sculpture and some sculptures strike us as very familiar.
Manet with strangers J. Seward Johnson, Jr. recreates Edouard Manet's (French, 1832-83) painting, "Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe,"
In Beyond the Frame, Impressionism Revisited, Johnson takes 19th-century masterpieces and transforms them into three-dimensional tableaux. Johnson's interpretations are life-size scenes beckoning you to explore. Each piece has a "sweet spot," marked by a pair of footprints, allowing viewers to see a close estimation of the original painting in three dimensions. Move from that spot, and the works are sheer Johnson invention. With the help of a team of artists, he has continued the sculptures beyond the borders of the framed paintings, imagining the scenery and details that might have surrounded the original artwork.
each piece has a "sweet spot"
Most impressive is the recreation of Monet's garden and Japanese bridge, complete with weeping willow, flowers, and boat as seen in the background. 
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