FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize

[Kbikeva]

@Serdar 209306 wrote:

I would love to, Kelley. How about meeting at the Metro Plaza next weekend?

That’s a long ride for one piece. Wait until I do the Leesburg Public Art ride.

[Serdar]

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Mutual Understanding/Mutual Respect by m.l. duffy
Artists create small-scale models (called maquettes) to develop a design concept. m.l. duffy created this model to present to the committee that selected his work Mutual Understanding/Mutual Respect for the Hunter Mill District County Governmental Center.

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Me and Sophie posing for mutual understanding and respect

[bikedavid]

Madam’s Organ mural, one of the landmarks of Adams Morgan. The burlesque mural has sparked some controversy with some claiming that it is offensive and the city saying it isn’t but must be considered an advertisement because no permit was issued for the restaurant name appearing on it. It’s still there with the text on it so I guess the owner must have won the case!

[Kbikeva]

Vietnam Women’s Memorial – the nurses. Powerful.

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[Serdar]

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Nokomis by Danny Lane
Presidents Park, Reston, VA
With Nokomis Danny Lane plays with the natural transparency of glass to create a sculpture that appears to shift and twist in space.

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Orb by RTKL, Inc. of Baltimore
11814-11860 Market St, Reston, VA 20190
This welcoming celestial globe incorporates different constellations to mirror the night sky.

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Plaza Fountain by James Rossant
The Blue Trail, Reston, VA 20190
For architect James Rossant, building sandcastles with his friend and fellow artist, Gonzalo Fonseca, inspired the organic forms of the Plaza Fountain.

[Serdar]

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Pulpit by James Rossant
1641 Washington Plaza N, Reston, VA 20190
James Rossant designed Pulpit using a fanciful combination of geometric shapes – rectangular prisms for stairs, a carved-out cube for the platform, and a slender cylinder for support.

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Pylon by Gonzalo Fonseca
The Green Trail, Reston, VA 20190
Pylon is full of different textures including its rough outer surface molded from raw concrete. Gonzalo Fonseca also reveals smooth 3-D shapes inside mysterious niches as well as a spiky starburst made from one of the metal rods that reinforce the concrete sculpture.

[Serdar]

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Pyramid by James Rossant
The Green Trail, Reston, VA
Ancient pyramids can be found around the world in many different forms and materials. James Rossant’s molded concrete Pyramid is inspired by such structures, but the abstract sculpture is also his own invention, and one made on a more human, accessible scale that also invites play.

[Serdar]

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Reston Rondo by Mary Ann Mears
Hyatt Park, Reston, VA
The playful, curving forms of Reston Rondo imply movement. Artist Mary Ann Mears chose a musical reference for her title that like the repeated arching elements in her sculpture have a recurring theme.

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Restosauria by John Parker
Nearby Lake Newport Pool on Lake Newport Road, Reston
Parker created Restosauria during an artist-residency at South Lakes High School and chose a name that he says means “Restonian Creature” for his imaginary welded steel figure that conjures a prehistoric animal.

[Kbikeva]

Wakan by Richard Lew

2007 | Indiana limestone, copper, and bronze

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Wakan is a two-ton, ten-foot tall sculpture representing the Lakota Sioux Indians from North and South Dakotas. The word “Wakan” is a Lakota Sioux word meaning “of the Great Spirit” and symbolizes the strength and tenacity of the Sioux people. After years of studying on the Lakota Sioux reservation, Native-American artist Richard Lew created this modern abstracted totem as a culmination of twenty years of exploration, experimentation, and continuous work on his beloved heritage. Additionally, the Indiana limestone used for the sculpture comes from the same limestone quarry used for the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, linking Reston with the nation’s capital.

[Boomer Cycles]

Don’t recall seeing this posted from [mention]Kbikeva [/mention]’s excellent #publicartfinder rides in Reston last week, though it would take a month of rides to see the trove of wonderful art pieces in Reston. And I hope that I haven’t already posted it on this thread, but ….

A cast bronze sculpture inspired by the power of Mother Nature installed at Reston Station Plaza, “The Force of Nature,” is by artist Lorenzo Quinn and is located on the north side of Wiehle-Reston East Station

Further info on the piece can be found here:
https://www.restonnow.com/2018/04/16/new-public-art-installed-at-reston-station-plaza/

Bonus +3 points this week for those who DON’T live in Reston if you post a photograph it with your bike at a different angle than I did below!

P.S. If you live in Reston, go find the new Amanda Gorman mural in DC and post a pic here with your bike in it for this extra point offer! (But the DCists will need to go to Reston for this week’s bonus points … too easy if it’s in your own hood!)

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[bikedavid]

Another mural by Udofia tucked in an alley near Calvert and Columbia Road behind the FedEx.

[JoM]

Found in SE

[Kbikeva]

@JoM 209472 wrote:

Found in SE

Is that a mural?

[Kbikeva]

Seen in Alexandria today. Might have already been posted by Serdar since it’s near his home riding area. But it was new to me! I love these utility box wraps. I wish we had some in Fx County!

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[bikedavid]

The new Amanda Gorman mural titled “The Hill We Climb” on 17th St, just past the Safeway between Corcoran and Q St.

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