Public Art
Pinion
Looking to native prairie species of birds found in and around Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, Zoccola designed and installed a series of winged sculptures in the teardrop-shaped lot on E 39th Avenue located north of the Peoria Crossing bridge. Inspired by the area’s proximity to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, the five sculptures depict a …
Public Art
El Viaje / The Journey
From the artist: This mural composition is titled “El Viaje” or “ The Journey.” It’s a story about life. In this composition, I focus on expressing the Mexican peoples’ journey from creation to the present and into the future. To tell this story, I have used certain instances, elements and symbols that reflect history, tradition …
Public Art
clerestory
clerestory is an architecturally integrated optical work that brings views of the sky into a library’s vaulted Storytime Tower, a place used for storytelling in the children’s collection. When the outdoor sky is bright, the vault is illuminated by images of the sky, clouds, treetops and neighboring building. The imagery changes constantly, a direct live …
Public Art
First Rose
A freestanding bench and windscreen with four images each representing qualities of Mamie Eisenhower (first lady) who grew up in Denver after the age of seven: a lady’s fan, a landscape with water activity, a five pointed star, and a heart of roses.
Public Art
On Display
On Display is a series of glowing enclosures that reference window-shopping displays. By interacting with these sculptures the visitor is highlighted within the illuminated frame and becomes the object of interest in the ‘window display’. We are celebrating the South Broadway business district by putting the public ‘on display’. These highly interactive sculptures will encourage social collaboration and …
Public Art
A Mindful Bridge
With two hundred and ninety six (296), eight inch discs, and a little over a quarter of the discs hosting quotes on the experience of walking, the experience of cycling, and the experience of being mindful of ones surroundings, A Mindful Bridge celebrates the pedestrian and the cyclist and is meant to send messages of …
Public Art
Beyond the Sky of Memories
Beyond the Sky of Memories is an 8 by 4 feet sculpture installed in the two-story atrium of the Elbra M. Wedgeworth Municipal building (Denver Motor Vehicle building). The artwork consists of five layers of steel and plexiglass cascading into the space. With this piece, Aell wanted to create a mood describing the vividly changing …
Public Art
White Mirror
Denver Arts & Venues’ Public Art Program commissioned “White Mirror,” an original site-specific public dance performance for Babi Yar Park, by internationally renowned choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet. The performance was October 4, 2015 at Babi Yar Park in Denver, marking the first time Denver Public Art had commissioned dance as …
Public Art
Allies in Life
Carved from a solid block of limestone, the work utilizes negative space to convey its message. The limestone block is divided into two pieces signifying the fact that Karmiel Park is part of Denver’s Sister City program. The twin blocks represents “sisters” that, together, form a graphic of life.
Urban Arts Fund
5th Street Hub Sustainability Mural