Public Art
Avian Front
“Avian Front”, by Patrick Marold, is located on the southwestern boundary of the Denver Zoo and is visible from City Park. This work was commissioned to establish a creative boundary between City Park and the Denver Zoo’s Avian Propagation Center, an innovative breeding and conservation facility for endangered birds that opened in 2008. Inspired by …
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Trade Deficit
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(Imaginary) Space/Time Tunnels
The location of the work near the entrance is intended to operate as a sign signifying the activity and energy that is generated by the users of the center. The elements of the sculpture are arranged like a whirlwind around a center vortex of energy. Wave-like elements and curvelinear ribbons suggest patterns of motion.
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Un Corrido para la Gente (A Ballad for the People)
*Artwork Currently Not on View for Restoration* Carlos Fresquez’s “Un Corrido Para La Gente” is an assemblage of sculptural forms inspired by items you might find in the surrounding neighborhood shops, or mercado district. An oversized guitar, hand-painted with a representation of an eagle, is topped by a wheel and a crown. These sculptural forms connect …
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Camarasaurus and Ceratosaurus
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Global Rhythms
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Tradition
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National Velvet
Created by artist John McEnroe, “National Velvet” is an Obelisk standing 20 feet tall near Highline Pedestrian Bridge. It is comprised of two parts: the aluminum base and the red fiberglass sculpture. The work was constructed using sand filled nylon which was coated in resin, then drained of its sand to make a translucent “candy” …
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Untitled (Aqua Golf)
Aqua Golf’s six whimsical sculptures in the Aqua Golf driving range lake were created by local sculptor Conor Patrick Hollis, and are part of Denver’s Public Art Program. The artwork was created and inspired by the area, and features elements from the history of the site, such as train wheels that teeter like a child’s …
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Stimuli