Public Art

Acumen

Boulder-based artist Garrison Roots was selected to create an epoxy resin terrazzo art floor for the new Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center.  To create his design, Roots layered patterns and images from nature (water, fire, tree rings and a hurricane) to create a richly colored, interlaced work that defines this public place of interaction and ever-changing …

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Albedo

Mr. Akan’s work often utilizes fiber optics and light in the natural environment allowing the elements (wind, natural light, etc) to enhance the piece.  His pieces force the question of synthetic vs. natural environments. Albedo is an undulating sculptural wall that includes the fiber optic elements used in previous pieces for a night-time presence.  The wall consists …

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Current

Public Art

Thought Balloons

Thought Balloons is an interactive artwork that playfully inserts software generated text based dialog over seated people’s heads. As people sit on the black bench, thought balloons, like those found in a comic book format, magically appear above their heads. At other times when two or more people sit on the bench a dialog starts up …

Public Art

Virga

Public Art

Staplefield

Public Art

Cloud Seeding

Public Art

Lake Totem

Public Art

Twilight Twist

Public Art

Peace Bird

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