AndreaGail
23rd December 2010, 12:50 PM
??? ??? why anyone would want to go see this much less like it is beyond me
(CNN) -- Rushing around is standard airport behavior, but surprising collections of art at U.S. airports offer a moment for reflection -- for those who have the time.
Here are five airports where you can catch some art on the way to catching your flight:
1. Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, was one of the first airports in the United States to integrate art into its public spaces, according to its officials.
Some 30 permanent art exhibits are on display at the airport, including "Mustang," a 32-foot tall, bright blue, cast fiberglass horse sculpture with gleaming red eyes.
New Mexico artist Luis Jiménez created the 9,000-pound piece -- the largest of his career.
Jiménez died while working on the sculpture in 2006 when a large section of the piece fell on him while it was being hoisted in his studio.
Today, "Mustang" greets drivers as they approach DIA and is the first thing visitors see as they depart the airport.
"Jiménez's work elicits strong feelings as his pieces are very striking," said Matt Chasansky, DIA public art administrator. "About 50% of people I've spoken with love his work, while the others hate it."
In addition to Denver, his sculptures are collected and displayed in public spaces and museums around the country.
Jiménez was the son of Mexican immigrants and was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1940.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/23/five.airport.artwork/
http://deathreferencedesk.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/diamustang1.jpg
(CNN) -- Rushing around is standard airport behavior, but surprising collections of art at U.S. airports offer a moment for reflection -- for those who have the time.
Here are five airports where you can catch some art on the way to catching your flight:
1. Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, was one of the first airports in the United States to integrate art into its public spaces, according to its officials.
Some 30 permanent art exhibits are on display at the airport, including "Mustang," a 32-foot tall, bright blue, cast fiberglass horse sculpture with gleaming red eyes.
New Mexico artist Luis Jiménez created the 9,000-pound piece -- the largest of his career.
Jiménez died while working on the sculpture in 2006 when a large section of the piece fell on him while it was being hoisted in his studio.
Today, "Mustang" greets drivers as they approach DIA and is the first thing visitors see as they depart the airport.
"Jiménez's work elicits strong feelings as his pieces are very striking," said Matt Chasansky, DIA public art administrator. "About 50% of people I've spoken with love his work, while the others hate it."
In addition to Denver, his sculptures are collected and displayed in public spaces and museums around the country.
Jiménez was the son of Mexican immigrants and was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1940.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/23/five.airport.artwork/
http://deathreferencedesk.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/diamustang1.jpg