Windwheels #9 - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
N 40° 46.680 W 112° 01.728
12T E 413185 N 4514622
This kinetic sculpture titled "Windwheels #9" is located in front of Fire Station #9 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMDERJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2012
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Windwheels is one of many art sculptures created by Darl Thomas. It is a wind activated kinetic sculpture created out of stainless steel. It measures 18' x 4' x 10'. It stands in front of Fire Station #9, located in the International Center; a business park situated directly west of the Salt Lake City International Airport. The fire station is located at 5822 West Amelia Earhart Drive.
Darl Thomas has a number of public art commissions and art exhibitions, primarily in Utah and Colorado. On his website Darl gives a brief introduction into how he chose this medium as an artist:
"When I was a kid, around the corner from my house was a steel fabricating company everyone called the Steel Plant. I would go over there with a couple of wheels and ask them if they had something I could use as an axle for a wooden push car.
They would come back with a nice bar drilled and fitted with cotter keys, washers and just give me this stuff. Thanks again, guys. There was a very tall tower in the middle of the yard used to move all different shapes and sizes of metal around like I-beams, angles, plates and circles. On Sundays, no one was around. I would go over there and climb this tower. You could walk out on either end of this very long bridge-like structure and just hang out.
That exposure must have had some effect on me."
Title of Piece: Windwheels #9
Artist: Darl Thomas
Material/Media: Stainless Steel
Date of Creation or Placement: 1987
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Salt Lake City Fire Station
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: Not listed
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