Prairie Reef - Denver, CO
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 44.991 W 104° 53.232
13S E 509663 N 4399999
Abstract and kinetic piece located on traffic median in the Stapleton neighborhoods
Waymark Code: WMAJZY
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2011
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This median project features a large composition of 20’ high kinetic steel prairie grass forms combined with calligraphic swirls depicting wind currents. The artist, Erick Johnson of Fort Collins, Colorado, states his inspiration is found in two dynamic characteristics of the Stapleton [neighborhood] site: the wind currents that move down from the Rockies onto the Front Range and their play with and among its tall prairie grasses. This artwork spans two medians and now defines the southern entry to the Stapleton development. Johnson was awarded a $150,000 commission for this piece. (from (
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There is an extension to the piece just a block east at N39° 44.968, W104° 53.201. Both of these pieces are on a large traffic median, so this is not really a good place for children.
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