Tag: Sculpture
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Denver Botanic Gardens opens a world-class Jaume Plensa art exhibit
‘A New Humanism’ urges peace, celebrates pluralism On Saturday, as part of this year’s 75th anniversary celebration, the Denver Botanic Gardens opens the first U.S. retrospective of the internationally revered multidisciplinary artist Jaume Plensa. The indoor-outdoor exhibition titled “A New Humanism” runs through Sept. 7 and includes roughly 30 works by the Spanish artist best…
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Brick by brick: Denver museum exhibit features larger than life Lego sculptures
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To see the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s newest big animals on display, visitors don’t need to roam their expansive Wildlife Halls. Rather, artist Sean Kenney has dozens of animal sculptures up for viewing — all made entirely of Lego bricks – 1.5 million Lego bricks to be exact. Kenney’s exhibition, “Brick Planet: A…
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LIFE | Colorado Ice Works
The Englewood-based company Colorado Ice Works creates and supplies ice sculptures and craft ice across Colorado. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)
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Meow Wolf names participating Colorado artists, taps new GM
Denver’s Meow Wolf revealed Monday the 110 Colorado artists who collaborated to create the Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company’s third permanent installment. Meow Wolf also named Alex Bennett of Denver as the exhibit’s general manager. Located between the elevated West Colfax Avenue and I-25 interchange, the triangle-shaped building will house an exhibit three-to-four times…
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Artists wanted for expansion of Colorado Convention Center
Denver Public Art is seeking to commission artists to create an original public artwork for the Colorado Convention Center Expansion Project. The piece will be added to the convention center’s collection of 31 public artworks including “Indeterminate Line” by Bernar Venet and the iconic “I See What You Mean,” better known as the Big Blue…
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Douglas County seeks artists for outdoor sculpture exhibit
Applications are open for Douglas County’s annual Art Encounters public art program, a yearlong outdoor sculpture exhibit. The program, founded in 2007, aims to promote public interest in art, heighten community pride and attract visitors. Selected sculptures are viewed by thousands in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Roxborough. Artists from throughout the region are…