FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize

[Kbikeva]

Thanks for extending the “wrap” hunt time frame. They’re hard to come by out west of Arl/Alex. But today I was successful to snag the two in City of Fairfax. The green one is called “Rocks” and has iconic places in Fairfax on it. The other is called “Spirits Rising” and is more ethereal. There are more photos on my Strava.

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[consularrider]

@Boomer2U 208323 wrote:

Will you add a pic of the #publicartfinder piece for those of us who lack the ability to envisage it from your description alone?

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[consularrider]

Somebody created a temporary snowball art installation on the trees by the 102nd St Traverse in Central Park sometime between my ride yesterday and this morning.

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[Serdar]

@Boomer2U 205966 wrote:

While I can’t win my own pointless prize, I thought that I’d share a piece that did not feature during my recent TyCo #publicartfinder tour, the 911 Memorial at the Velo Park office building on Jones Branch Drive.

I couldn’t find much info online about the memorial, nor the artist, but it seems to incorporate debris from the Pentagon, World Trade Center and rocks from the crash site in Shanksville PA. There are two benches where one can sit and reflect upon the piece.

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Boomer, if you can’t win your own pointless prize, let me try winning it.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

[Serdar]

@Boomer2U 205838 wrote:

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Found while on a #photoscavengerhunt for a “beetle” in Tyson’s Corner. First one to find it and geolocate it gets an extra +3 points!!

And this one for an extra +5 points

Hint: neither of these is visible from street view

Happy #publicartfinder hunting!

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Boomer, Freddie Mac Parking Garage was closed for the weekend. But I hope that bicycle is quite visible through the gates. Location: 8080 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

[Serdar]

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A girl and a dog – Public art at 7940 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA

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Camels – Public art at 7940 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA

I forgot to post these after Boomer’s TyCo Public Art Ride. Hence, posting after my today’s solo ride. https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

[Serdar]

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And a bunch of animal statues made of metal that look pretty rusty to me.
8130 Watson Street, McLean, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

[Boomer Cycles]

@Serdar 208376 wrote:

Boomer, Freddie Mac Parking Garage was closed for the weekend. But I hope that bicycle is quite visible through the gates. Location: 8080 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

Entry is granted to the parking garage via the 4th level flyover bridge — one of my claimed TYCO aerial wormholes — and you can exit (but not enter) the doors to the right of the gated entrance at the ground floor where you took your picture!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Serdar 208374 wrote:

Boomer, if you can’t win your own pointless prize, let me try winning it.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827308902

You seem to be well on your way already to winning it, my fellow #publicartfinder … but beware of the competition from the target-rich environment of Reston VA and Washington DC!

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[camiller]

Kelley W and I, unbeknownst to each other’s plans for the day, headed to Fairfax City to capture 2 electric box wraps.

This one is Spirit Rising by Rosemary Gallick

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The second one is called Rocks by Nicholas Cornell. If you look closely, all of the landmarks, critters, and symbols are painted on rocks.

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[Sophie CW]

#PublicArtFinder – Peace Garden at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park in Rockville is designed based the peace imagery Mattie used in his last essay book, “Just Peace: A Message of Hope” Center to this garden is a life-size statue of Mattie and his service god, Micah. Mattie was known as a peace advocate and motivational speaker before his death at age 13.
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More photos can be found here: https://www.strava.com/activities/4827385241

[bikedavid]

In honor of purple rain, the purple mural on the wall of Bohemian Caverns on 11th and U St. I don’t usually bike down 11th St so happened to catch this striking mural of various jazz greats. Titled the Resurrection by Udofia, not sure if it’s because of the other mural that used to be there or Bohemian Caverns had fallen into hard times. Here’s hoping they come back!

[consularrider]

King Jagiello Monument in Central Park

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[Kbikeva]

Mural at Mellow Mushroom in Herndon. Although it had today’s requisite purple for the scavenger hunt, it’s on the side of a pizza place, not a house.

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[Catedrew]

Yes, I’m still looking at yard art. But I have to admit, after I really started looking, it was amazing what some people have in their front yards. This photo is of a stained glass insert in a porch rail on a house in the 300 block of S. Barton Street in Arlington. I thought it was very lovely.

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