The city of Bozeman is a college town, with a large
School of Art, hence scads of resident artists. This lead to a sincere dedication to the arts by the City of Bozeman, resulting in dozens and dozens of works on display throughout the city. One of the largest gathering of art works is at the Bozeman Public Library, the majority of the works located in an art park behind (south of) the library, Bozeman Sculpture Park.
This work, by sculptor Dana Kuglin, might not be recognized for what it is by anyone who hurries past. Close examination reveals this to represent a school of fish (who knows, possibly four generations of fish?) milling around a central object, which appears to consist of a couple of spheres. Made of Cast Aluminum & Steel, the piece stands atop a tall triangular steel pylon, mounted on a circular concrete pad.
Dana Kuglin
Kuglin graduated from MSU in 1990 with a BFA in graphic design leading to full time sculpting in 1997. A lover of reconstituted materials and large form sculpture, Dana creates his naturally inspired pieces in conjunction with his client base. Using the foundation of their expectations and the relationship between both ends to form a project from inception to completion, giving each piece a unique weight and presence.
Kuglin’s love of large-scale public pieces and collaborative entities makes the Art Crossing a perfect home for an artist already involved with the Face of Utah and Art Around the Corner exhibitions in West Valley City and Saint George, Utah respectively.
From the Gallatin Art Crossing