FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize

[Boomer Cycles]

I originally thought that this was a temporary, seasonal art display, but given that we are well into February, I think it might be a permanent installation!

On Five Oaks Road, Vienna VA, near Nottoway Park

[Boomer Cycles]

@bikesnick 207384 wrote:

Here is part of the sidewalk markers about “women whose vision and actions built this community” in Falls Church, VA.
This section is on S. Maple Ave in front of Borek-G Turkish Mom’s Cooking.
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I rode over those sidewalks just yesterday, but did not stop to read what they said!:-0. Way to keep your eyes [emoji102] open!!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Kbikeva 207362 wrote:

Boomer, you’ll be happy to know that I finally went back to the winged horses at Northrop Grumman in Sterling and got my bike in the photo too. Whew!

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Well done! Persistence pays off!!

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[Sophie CW]

#PublicArtFinder – Jacques Schnier was an engineer who started to study art and architecture, then became a sculptor. He died 2 years after this sculpture was created. Couldn’t find any information about this unnamed piece, located on the southwest corner of 355/Rockville Pike and West Gude Drive in Rockville.
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[Boomer Cycles]

Pallet Art seems to have become poplar in Suburban NOVA during the pandemic. I found this particular display somewhere in North Springfield VA.

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[Catedrew]

More yard art in Arlington, VA. This one is a sculpture in the backyard of 2730 N. Pershing Drive, but one can get a really good view of it from Edgewood Street.

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[bikedavid]

Elizabeth Taylor mural at Dacha beer garden at 7th and Q St. She was apparently a big supporter of the Whitman-Walker Health Center around the corner which provides treatment to those affected by HIV and this mural is a tribute to her.

[Kbikeva]

Restosauria by John Parker. At the Lake Newport pool complex, 11601 Lake Newport Rd., Reston

To learn more about it and/or the artist, here’s a link: https://publicartreston.org/project/restosauria/

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[Kbikeva]

@bikedavid 207488 wrote:

Elizabeth Taylor mural at Dacha beer garden at 7th and Q St. She was apparently a big supporter of the Whitman-Walker Health Center around the corner which provides treatment to those affected by HIV and this mural is a tribute to her.

Bikedavid – thanks for posting this. I lived here as a teenager at the time and I remember her support being somewhat controversial because politicians were still unsure how to handle the AIDS epidemic. She was married to Senator Warner. Because of her film connections was highly aware of how devastating the disease was, particularly in the creative communities. Her being a politician’s wife, and famous as she was, and outspoken about this helped turn the discussion towards helping rather than judging. It was a glimmer of her as well — she wasn’t just about the facade of Hollywood. I had forgotten all about her support for W-W. I really appreciate this look back!

[bikesnick]

Public art at Tysons, VA.
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[bikedavid]

@Kbikeva 207510 wrote:

Bikedavid – thanks for posting this. I lived here as a teenager at the time and I remember her support being somewhat controversial because politicians were still unsure how to handle the AIDS epidemic. She was married to Senator Warner. Because of her film connections was highly aware of how devastating the disease was, particularly in the creative communities. Her being a politician’s wife, and famous as she was, and outspoken about this helped turn the discussion towards helping rather than judging. It was a glimmer of her as well — she wasn’t just about the facade of Hollywood. I had forgotten all about her support for W-W. I really appreciate this look back!

Thank you for the insight. I didn’t realize she was married to Senator Warner. So interesting to hear how she utilized her connections to change the discussion!

[consularrider]

The description of today’s entry from the son of a fellow Coffeeneur, “an art museum inside of an art project!”

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[Catedrew]

Today’s art – a stained glass piece in the front yard of 3210 4th St. North, in Arlington, VA. I passed this house numerous times and saw the empty metal frame in the front yard, and then last week, boom! There was stained glass art hanging from it!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@bikesnick 207517 wrote:

Public art at Tysons, VA.
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Oui, that’s a new one on me! Where exactly in Tysons is it located? I’d like to add it to my TyCo #PublicArtFinder route, FYI.

Ride on, and find public art!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Catedrew 207559 wrote:

Today’s art – a stained glass piece in the front yard of 3210 4th St. North, in Arlington, VA. I passed this house numerous times and saw the empty metal frame in the front yard, and then last week, boom! There was stained glass art hanging from it!

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Your volume of #publicartfinds is impressive! You must live/ride in a target [emoji457] rich environment. Have you considered hosting a #publicartfinder ride in your hood?
Ride on (but not in) people’s yard Art!

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