I See What You Mean, aka Big Blue Bear - Denver, CO
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N 39° 44.632 W 104° 59.706
13S E 500419 N 4399329
A Humongous Voyeuristic Indigo Ursine Salivating over Denver's Conventioneers.
Waymark Code: WM3R4H
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2008
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I See What You Mean, also known as The Blue Bear, spends his days peering in a window on the Colorado Convention Center's 14th Street facade. The sculpture by Denver artist Lawrence Argent was commissioned in 2002 as part of the city's Percent for Art Program and installed in 2005.
See What You Mean, also known as The Blue Bear, spends his days peering in a window on the Colorado Convention Center's 14th Street facade. The sculpture by Denver artist Lawrence Argent was commissioned in 2002 as part of the city's Percent for Art Program and installed in 2005.
The price tag was $424,400.
The bear's impressive measurements include: height, 40 feet; weight, 10,000 pounds; chest, 18 feet; arm span (with paws pulled in), 22 feet, 4 inches. It is made of molded fiberglass, covered by a blue cement-like coating.
Blue Bear is described as an interpretation of a creature that doubles as a wild animal and a childhood toy. The artist had a model made on a prototyping machine, a printing device that turns digital images into actual objects. The color was blue. Argent liked it, so he kept it.
The bear was fabricated in California and transported to Denver on four trucks. During installation it suffered an abrasion on its left haunch while being hoisted off its back by a crane. The scratch was painted over.
The sculpture starred in a movie, Big Blue Bear, and replicas of the bruin were sold at various Denver venues for $12.99 for the 5-inch bear, and $18.99 for the 8-inch bear.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: I See What You Mean
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Lawrence Argent
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2005
Materials used: Steel and Fiberglass
Location: Denver Convention Center
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