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. Certainly 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 is one of two pieces by Daryl Paulson which can be found in Bozeman, this one in the Bozeman Sculpture Park, the other, a similar work entitled
Ascending Squares, is in Creekside Park. A very austere sculpture,
The Big Cube is just as its title implies, a big steel cube standing on one corner. Left unfinished, it is slowly achieving patina from the sun and weather. It has been placed in a well landscaped bed on the western side of the Bozeman Public Library, just north of the Bozeman Sculpture Park.
Daryl Paulson
Paulson’s work is comprised of primarily recycled welded metal and occupies territory at the Downtown library, east main, soroptimus park and outside city hall. After moving to the medium, Daryl has come to treat his art as a method of catharsis, seeing it as the development of feeling and thought into physical existence. The pieces exhibiting this spirit in the Art Crossing are both very human in their construction, befitting of an emotional product.
From Gallatin Art Crossing
Gallatin Art Crossing + Sculpture Park
Inside Art Crossing
Mission Statement:
To place public art that enhances the cultural experience for Bozeman area residents and visitors to the Gallatin Valley.
Vision:
The Gallatin Art Crossing (G.A.C.) exhibit hosts a variety of artwork introducing viewers to many artistic approaches. The main focus of the organization is to select and place sculptures throughout the Bozeman area. All sculptures, unless noted on their plaque, are available for purchase during their tenure in the program An additional goal of the program is to add at least one piece to our permanent public collection each year. The community assists in this process by voting for their favorite sculptures online which helps the board select the People’s Choice Award winner. The winning piece, along with two to three other pieces are then voted on by the G.A.C. board for possible purchase and permanent placement.
From Gallatin Art Crossing