Public Art
Maria Mosina and Igor Vassine
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Ascent
Until 2003, Denver’s various City departments were spread around the City at various locations. This meant doing business with the City was a multi-stop experience. With this in mind the City selected a location for the new Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building adjacent to Civic Center Park. The park was chosen for its …
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Ascent
The Denver Arts & Venues Public Art Program commissioned an original musical composition for Denver’s City and County Building Chime. The composition will act as a signature piece for Denver; something that will be memorable to identify Denver to residents and visitors. The composition is celebratory in nature (e.g., uplifting, lively, positive: evoking the spirit …
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Community Nature Dance
This artwork was created in partnership with Trust for Public Land. Check out the video to see 3D view. Artist’s Statement: “Community Nature Dance” highlights the butterfly to both accent the pollinator gardens found on-site and to respect what the butterfly symbolizes around the world; endurance, change hope, and life. Around the waist of the …
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Silent River
Silent River is a mixed-media installation made from oil and acrylic paint on hand- and laser-cut materials that layer over each other, creating varying depths and the illusion of a semi three-dimensional waterscape. Artist’s Statement: My projects depict made-up landscapes that are inspired by the unfathomable universe and our natural Earthly environment. The nature portrayed …
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Leaf
In celebration of the art and science collections housed within the Freyer-Newman Center at the Denver Botanic Gardens, this sculpture blends the beauty of nature with the rigor of scientific inquiry. Each of its 251 cells contain a silhouette of a Colorado native plant specimen held by Denver Botanic Gardens’ Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium. Included is …
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Infinite Span
Suspended by stainless steel cables, a mirror-polished stainless steel diamond floats over the plaza in Grant Frontier Park. Infinite Span is symbolic of the infinite nature of time and the fleeting present moment. “If time is infinite, past and future, then the present moment itself becomes infinitely rare. That we are here, witnessing this moment …
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On the Rise
On The Rise, designed by Wendy Khawaja, is installed inside Denver Zoo’s The Edge, where more than an acre of land provides habitat for its two Amur tigers, Yuri and Nikita. The artwork consists of circular, tiered platforms, designed to provide the magnificent Amur tigers a place to climb, jump, lounge, splash and play. The design was …
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Bridging the Community
This brightly colored mural installed on 32 columns and several walls of the 47th and York Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, Bridging the Community is modeled after Anthony Garcia, Sr.’s continuing goal of bringing communities together in a positive way. The artwork references the residents of the surrounding area by utilizing a vibrant array of colors or “cultures.” The …
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Rondure
“Rondure” by Nikki Pike (Denver, CO) consists of a 7’5″ spherical sculpture cast in bronze with a texture taken from tree bark. The sculpture contains a motion-activated sound component of wildlife found in Colorado. Pike collaborated with bARTer Collective, a collective of artists, educators and service workers, to offer outreach opportunities to create a community …