Public Art
Ancient Colorado; Pole Forest
Public Art
Swimming Under the Trees Autumn Leaves
“Swimming Under the Tree” and “Autumn Leaves” echoes the atmosphere of the recreation center and creates an interaction of shape, color and light. The contemporary sculpture medium of cold casting glass is an innovative approach to public art material. The color elements in the artwork create unique visual movements that uplift the spirit and draw on …
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Stone Garden
The artist’s concept for “Stone Garden” was to create a “room” that is inviting and comfortable. The work consists of twelve granite, oval-shaped seating stones; each two feet high and of various diameters. The stones will be set in casual groupings, welcoming conventioneers to sit and talk with each other at lunch and between events. “The curved …
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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 …
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African American Spirit of the West
Two 15-foot bronze and mosaic reliefs represent the noble strength and bearing pioneer spirit of African American men and women in the West.
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Aqua Portal
“Aqua Portal” is a free-standing gateway consisting of two monumental blocks of limestone, each measuring 10’high, 5’wide 3’thick. The sculpture shows a male and female figure swimming upward. The sculpture represents the uplifting and positive rewards of physical fitness through swimming. The proportions of the male and female figures are designed to show health and …
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Laughing Escalator
Visitors descending an escalator into the ballroom pre-function area will encounter an unexpected serenade of laughter mysteriously rising from beneath their feet. Recorded laughs come up through the small cracks between steps, with a different voice heard every eight feet of the ride. Inside the escalator, a 4-channel sound system will broadcast a call and …
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Model State: A Local Cosmology
There are three wall mounted constructions that make up “Model State: A Local Cosmology.” They each measure 16’x24’x8’, with some dimensions varying. The materials used are polyester resin and fiberglass coating over hand-modeled and cast forms, in addition to fiberglass tubing and metal brackets. All elements are painted entirely in flat black. All three pieces are located in the same …
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Indeterminate Line
In the context of Venet’s sculptural work on the theme of “the line,” the “Indeterminate Line” is of central importance. Up to 1979, Venet’s activity was based on principles which accorded considerable importance to the presentation of “mathematical objects” such as arcs, angles and straight lines. Their measurements in degrees were written directly on the works. …
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Wood Water Rock
Trine Bumiller’s “Wood Water Rock” is made of eighteen separate wood panels painted in oils. The work is located at the new Colorado Convention Center, and is installed on the curved wall outside the amphitheater on the ground floor of the Speer Boulevard side. The location has high visibility. It is at the end of …