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Colorado River
Wopo Holup was commissioned to create a series of sculptural pieces to grace the west wall of the Westin Conference Center pre-function area. The work represents ten continuous sections of the Colorado River running from Grand Lake in the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. Along the way it runs through five states forming …
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En-Route
Patterson was commissioned to produce nine panels of artwork that compose a large artwork on the east wall of the Westin Conference Center pre-function area. Patterson layered varied imagery through drawing, painting, and collaging sheets of acrylic paint, creating a sense of fragmented time. Her imagery hearkens urban street grids, flight maps and landscapes with …
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Strange Continents
Mindy Bray painted her largest mural commission to date along the 150-foot-long hallway at the entrance to the Westin hotel. The imagery for the work is derived from hundreds of photographs of the Platte River at Confluence Park in Denver, which the artist digitally manipulated to arrive at a vocabulary of shapes that were composed …
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Vorticity
The installation is comprised of several suspended sculptures arranged in a spiral, the shapes of which were determined by tracing the Rocky Mountains’ dramatic profile. The spiral — or vortex, from which the work’s name is derived — is one of nature’s most common forms, found in elements as small as snail shells or as …
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Beacon
“Beacon,” by Seattle-based artist Steve Gardner, is a laser-cut aluminum and fused glass work of art installed within the west façade of the Fire Station 35 building. The artwork was inspired by the Denver Fire Department’s connection and service to the airport and its passengers. The $200,000 project was paid for via the City and …
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Woven Light
Comprised of accoya wood and dichroic glass, Woven Light acts as an outdoor room which constantly changes throughout the day depending on light and shadow. It is an artwork in which people of all ages and abilities may quietly experience the beauty of Colorado’s natural light and surroundings.
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César E. Chávez: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist
This bust is located in the North Denver park named for César E. Chávez, a leader in the struggle for human and civil rights for farmworkers, and an instrumental player in establishing the United Farm Workers Union, a victory for a group of working class people who had historically been abandoned by law. “We cannot …
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No Shoes Too Big
Denver artist Frank Garza created a large scale mural for the south facing exterior wall of the Elbra M. Wedgeworth Municipal Office Building at 2855 Tremont St. The mural depicts the ethnic diversity of the Five Points neighborhood, and is painted on Polytab, which is a cloth-like material, and adhered directly to the brick surface of …
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Sing and Glide
“Rivers flow not past, but through us; tingling, vibrating, exciting every cell and fiber in our bodies, making them sing and glide.” John Muir Artist’s Statement: “Confluence park brings together two rivers, the South Platte and Cherry Creek. It is also an urban park, a place where nature and city life are married; Fifteenth Street …