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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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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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Shadow Array
Denver artist Patrick Marold has created a large-scale installation to enhance the expansive landscape area around the train platform at the Westin Denver International Airport. The sculpture, titled “Shadow Array,” consists of 236 beetle-kill spruce logs from southern Colorado, which will create an active experience for travelers as they enter and exit the valley by train, …
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In Peace and Harmony with Nature
Leo Tanguma’s “In Peace and Harmony with Nature” references the social realist murals of Mexico while addressing a modern theme: the destruction of the environment. The first half of the mural shows children displaying great sadness over the destruction and extinction of life, as the second half of the artwork depicts humanity coming together to …
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Beckoning and Cascade
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Water in All Its States (L’eau dans tous ses etats)
Paris-based light artist Yann Kersalé was selected for a $1 million commission to provide a lighting design for the train and Level 5 canopies, and a unique video-based art installation for the escalator connecting the Public Transit Center to the Level 5 plaza. His work is titled “L’eau dans tous ses états” or “Water in …
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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 …
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Portrait of Carla Madison
From a City of Denver news release (April 6, 2011): “Denver City Council lost one of their most vibrant members as District 8 Councilwoman Carla Madison lost her battle with cancer late Tuesday. Madison was elected in June 2007 and known for her bold style and outlook on life. She was passionate about neighborhoods and …