Public Art
Connecting Points: Deep Time
This art bench highlights the great unconformity and adds a third in the form of masonry that mimics the great work done by the Civilian Conservation Corps crews during the construction of the amphitheater. A large Precambrian boulder transitions into fountain formation stone, but in between those two formations, a recess of honed black granite …
Public Art
Connecting Points: Alluvial
The Alluvial artwork consists of two benches composed to mirror the bedding planes of adjacent rocks and are carved from Lyons Red Sandstone. Seats were carved in to the tops to provide a smooth seating surface. These benches are located at the base of the Red Rocks Funicular Trail.
Public Art
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 …
Public Art
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 …
Public Art
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 …
Public Art
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 …
Public Art
Luminous Wind
Luminous Wind is a 27’ tall sculpture inspired by innovation, energy and the natural environment. Constructed from environmentally activated materials, the 952 prismatic clear acrylic rods within the piece reflect and refract sunlight during the day and radiate out from a stainless-steel geodesic sphere that is set on a tripod of stainless-steel columns. At night, …
Public Art
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 …
Urban Arts Fund
Untitled (image of women’s face with flowers around her)
R.A.W. mural image of women’s face
Public Art
Bows
Artist Patrick Marold used stone and steel to create arching lines of light and space, complementing and enhancing how the public sees and engages with the landscape. With additional funding from The Park People, this artwork at Cranmer Park was created to enhance the panoramic perspectives of the front range and sky. Located on the …