Public Art
Field of Air
California-based sculptor Ned Kahn has created a large wind-activated sculptural installation titled “Field of Air.” For his artwork at DIA, Kahn was inspired by the way the grasses of the plains expose the invisible force of the wind. Each of the thousands of individual blades are made from brushed aluminum and hinged so that the fascinating …
Public Art
Mile High and Rising
This is a Cultural Perspective project administered by the African American arts organization, ULOZI (Swahili word for “black art”). “Mile High and Rising,” in the artist’s words, “depicts the spirit of adventure, optimism and triumph that African Americans brought to Colorado and the old West. Despite the tumultuous Middle Passage and the decades of their …
Public Art
Silver Sky
Dayton Claudio’s piece, “Silver Sky,” is a series of painted panels. Each panel depicts a fragment of athletic motion. The panels have been constructed and placed in diminishing sizes and spaces leading toward the entrance. They begin on the large curved wall, wrap around the corner to the entrance and continue through to the interior. They …
Public Art
Prairie Dogs and One-Room Schoolhouse
Public Art
Combustion
Public Art
Life of the Mind
Public Art
Global Rhythms
Public Art
Cloud Seeding
Public Art
The Stream Rises Above the Fountain
The artwork is installed on the south wall of the Montbello Recreation Center. The work is 32 feet tall, 60 feet wide. The two dimensional aluminum and ceramic fountain symbolizes the positive and healing forces at work in the community. There are eight giant brightly glazed figures (seven animals and one human) tumbling around in the …
Urban Arts Fund
Create Change
As part of the Denver Urban Arts Fund program, YouthBiz/2Kool hosted and promoted the creation of a community-based “Create Change Mural” for subsequent display at various municipal and public locations, including a visit to Denver International Airport.