At DFW, we like to keep our travelers inspired in many ways. Our Art Program features multi-million dollar commissioned public art pieces and inspiring walking paths highlighting more than 30 wonderful works of local, national, and international artists, including sculpture, paintings, mosaics and more. Many of these pieces can be seen throughout International Terminal D and Skylink stations.
Connecting/layover passengers: Some art pieces are located outside security. Passengers who leave the secure side to view the artwork will need their boarding passes and ID to regain entry.
Non-ticketed guests: Part of the art tour takes place inside security. A government-issued ID card is required to participate in the art tour as a non-ticketed passenger.
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David Driskell & Jerome MeadowsOn the Wings of a Dragon, 2005 Learn More
David Driskell & Jerome Meadows - On the Wings of a Dragon, 2005
BIOGRAPHY: David Driskell, Ph.D. Born 1931 in Eatonton, Georgia. Driskell received a BFA from Howard University in 1955 and an MFA from The Catholic University in 1962. Since 1977, Driskell has been a professor of art at the University of Maryland, College Park and is the recipient of 10 honorary doctoral degrees. Among his many accomplishments, Driskell has received the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton in December 2000 for his contributions to African-American art as an artist, curator, scholar and educator. He has exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Oakland Museum of Art; and many other museums around the nation. Driskell’s public art commissions include stained glass windows at Peoples Congregational Church, Washington, D.C. and DeForest Chapel at Talladega College, Alabama. He is represented by the DC Moore Gallery, New York, and the Sherry Washington Gallery, Detroit. Driskell’s art has been widely exhibited in Europe, Africa and South America.
BIOGRAPHY: Jerome Meadows, born 1951. Meadows received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1973 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in 1981. He is the recipient of two Fulbright Awards and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the United States. Meadows’ work was included in the Moscow-Washington Art Exchange held at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and was featured in a solo exhibition at the Alhamra Art Center in Lahore, Pakistan. In addition to exhibiting, teaching and numerous residencies, Meadows has designed and installed several large-scale public art works throughout the United States. He is the founder, director and principal designer of MeadowLark Studio, a design/build studio focusing on design and creation of art for public places. He divides his time between his production facilities in Savannah, Georgia and Washington, D.C.
Anitra Blayton - Standing Ovation, 2005
(16 feet x 4 feet) This sculpture located at the entrance to the South Ticket Hall consists of a multitude of life-size cast human hands shown in various stages of applauding.
“When do we give one another a standing ovation? When do we celebrate just being who we are or even celebrate the smallest accomplishments? My concept involves a salutation that will speak to anyone walking by. I propose a three-dimensional form composed of a dense multitude of pairs of life-sized hands posed while clapping.
"Each pair is cast from the hands of different individuals from persons of all ages and backgrounds. Applause is both an uplifting greeting and farewell in all languages.”
Born 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia. Received a BFA from Central Michigan University 1975, an MA from Wayne State University 1985 and an MFA from Texas Christian University 1995. In addition to being an artist, Blayton is an educator at the Northeast Campus of the Tarrant County College Department of Art History and previously taught at Texas Christian University. Blayton’s works are held in the collections of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the African American Museum of Life and Culture, Dallas; the A.H. Belo Foundation, Dallas; and Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in California and Texas. The artist currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(20 feet x 12 feet) This gracefully curved sculpture representing the image of a wishbone is located in the center of the North Ticket Hall. The piece is slightly canted and mounted to the ticket hall floor by a single prong. Travelers can walk under the arch or around the legs of the wishbone from the entrance into the Ticket Hall and can be heard saying, "Just meet me at the Wishbone."
Born 1943 in Wichita, Kansas and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Received a BFA from Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles in 1966. Allen has worked as an independent artist since 1966, exploring a wide variety of media including musical and theatrical performances, sculpture, painting, drawing, video and cross-disciplinary pieces incorporating multiple forms of media into one work. Allen received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1970, 1978, 1985; Awards in Visual Arts in 1982; a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986; and the Artist’s Residency Fellowship, Columbus, Ohio, to name a few. The artist has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the United States. His public works can be found at Morton/Donnelly Trust, Los Angeles; Sterling Software, Dallas; George Bush International Airport, Houston; Denver International Airport; and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Allen's work is held in numerous private collections including AT&T, Chicago; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Detroit Institute of Arts; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Dallas Museum of Art. Allen currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
John Holt Smith - Untitled, 2005
(8 feet x 30 feet) This abstract work consists of parallel bands of color painted on a metal panel.
In his work, Smith photographs a subject and manipulates the resulting image using computers to stretch and contort the shot to create an altered view of the original. In this piece, Smith stretched a photograph of a wildflower field to achieve a vibrant color band.
"I enjoy art because it is very difficult work and requires a high degree of competitiveness. Every day I find myself required to be a better artist and see the world with clearer vision."
Born 1968 in Fort Worth, Texas. Smith studied under Fort Worth artist Nancy Lamb, whose work is featured in two Skylink Terminal Stations at DFW Airport. Smith received a BFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1992 and completed additional studies in art and art history in Florence, Italy. The artist was awarded the President's Undergraduate Fellowship in 1991 and the William Dole Scholarship in 1992. Smith resided in New York City for seven years during which he collaborated in a variety of media with the Fiona Templeton Group, a collective of artists, performers, and poets. Smith has exhibited in several solo and group shows throughout Texas as well as in New York, California and Germany. The artist's work is held in several private collections throughout the United States. Swim, a large-scale example of his public work, was included in a major outdoor art exhibit in Fort Worth. Smith currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(17 feet x 42 feet) This large-scale, acrylic on canvas painting located on the end wall of the southeast Ticket Hall consists of eight separate sections arranged to appear as one contiguous piece. Each of the eight cells represents an abstract urban landscape depicted with intense hues and contrasting textures creating a three-dimensional effect.
“I hope that my work can play a role similar to the grand transportation murals of airplanes, trains and cars that enhanced air and train terminals around the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. Those murals used social realist vocabulary to depict specific events. My project would use abstract form to convey the dynamism of the Dallas/Fort Worth complex and all that it stands for.
“Although my work uses abstract vocabulary, I nevertheless view my paintings as a celebration of contemporary technology. My work is specifically inspired by the speed of modern life and the complexity of the social relations that the World Wide Web, television and international air travel have created.
“The DFW program calls for large works that will 'read' well from far away. I believe that the language I use in my work – clear color with large simple shapes – projects effectively in a large-scale environment. I hope to be able to create works that will, over the years, do justice to the admirable civil spirit symbolized by this world-class facility.”
Born 1953 in New York, New York. Received a BA from Yale University 1976 and a BFA from the University of New Orleans 1978. In 1984, Halley became involved with the East Village gallery International with Monument. In 1986, an exhibition of the Neo-Geo artists at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York, heralded the group’s growing success. By 1989, the artist’s career was well established, and he was exhibiting with prominent galleries in the United States and Europe. Around this time, Halley began to grow more experimental in his use of color. Works by Halley are in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art; the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland; and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts. Halley currently resides in New York, New York.
Sol Lewitt - Untitled, 2005
(8.5 feet to 23 feet high x 100 feet wide) This painting was applied directly to the base plaster on the upper portion of the side wall of the INS Hall. The trapezoidal shape measures approximately 100 feet long and increases from 8.5 feet to 23 feet at the highest point. The work features a strong geometric pattern and vibrant hues and is partnered with a mirror image piece some 420 feet away on the opposite wall.
Born 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut. Lewitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949. The artist worked as a draftsman for the architect I. M. Pei in the 1950s and in 1960 took a job at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. There Lewitt met several other influential young artists including Dan Flavin, Robert Ryman, Robert Mangold and Scott Burton. In the 1960s, Lewitt made open modular white cubes that are seminal works in the history of minimalism. Using mathematical systems, the artist emphasized the conceptual basis of art in direct opposition to the expressiveness and gesture identified with the work of the abstract expressionists. In the 1970s, Lewitt introduced architectural-scale wall drawings based on verbal proposals or systems he suggested but executed by others. In the 1980s, the artist’s wall drawings became more expressive with sensual color applied to various permutations of geometric shapes. In the past decade, Lewitt has used undulating waves and swirling bands of color that are hot, bold and highly decorative.
Dennis BlaggCosmic Big Bend Landscape, 2005Learn More
(14 feet x 42 feet) This landscape depicts the Boquillas Canyon located in the northeast portion of Big Bend National Park. Located on the end wall of the North Ticket Hall, the painting was created using a grid system assembled so the viewer cannot discern that the painting consists of thousands of small panels.
“The Boquillas Canyon is located in the northeast part of Big Bend National Park. I call this area the Boquillas Badlands because it is some of the most inhospitable country that I have ever seen. The rugged terrain and prickly vegetation present difficulties which makes it hard country to hike across. The image I chose for this commission comes from that area, which in my mind stands as a symbol of the vast and rugged landscape of Texas.
“My approach to this rather large painting is to use a tight grid system so that it looks unbroken and continuous. The grid pays homage to the history of art itself, as well as giving this image a binary feeling, this opens the door from realism to abstraction. Each little panel becomes its own abstract entity. This approach allows the viewer to engage the painting from two different viewpoints. The first as a reality of a large landscape. Because the painting is made up of some 2,355 six-inch panels which span an area 14 feet x 42 feet in a horizontal format, one can’t help but notice that each panel is an abstraction unto itself.”
Born 1951 in Oklahoma City. Blagg is a self-taught painter who, during his 30-year career, has exhibited in more than 30 solo and group shows throughout Texas and New York City. Much of his work features landscapes of Texas’ Big Bend region. A compilation of 50 color and 20 black and white images was published in a 2002 book entitled Big Bend Landscapes by Dennis Blagg. Blagg was the recipient of the Texas Fine Arts Association Grumbacher Award in 1986.The artist's work is held in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the San Antonio Museum of Art; the Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas; JCPenney Co., Plano, Texas; Rosewood Properties, Dallas; and Nations Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina. Blagg currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dennis Oppenheim - Crystal Mountain, 2005
(30 feet x 45 feet) A large, aluminum-frame sculpture located at the north side of Terminal D. This crystal-inspired work has an arched tunnel through the center wide enough for two-way pedestrian circulation.
“The Dallas/Fort Worth Airport International Terminal project is interesting to me because of the innate relationship to movement and human experience of space as it is traversed.
“In a public work I anticipate the atmosphere in which it will be viewed and strive to create a piece which is uncompromising with respect to the sculptural idiom — a work which will attract commentary from my peers and the art community as a whole. As my work is conceptual in nature, I spend a great deal of energy developing ideas that are pertinent to the specific nature of the commission, yet address universal aspects of art as well. The work should be far reaching and not limited, so that it continues to have relevance for the community in years to come. My materials often come from technology, although always with a feeling for the organic and within a human context.”
Born in Electric City, Washington in 1938, Dennis Oppenheim attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California and Stanford University. In 1968, Oppenheim participated with Smithson and Heizer in recorded discussions following his first East Coast one-person show at the John Gibson Gallery. The artist’s first solo show in Paris was held at the Galerie Yvon Lambert in 1969. That same year, Oppenheim also participated in several significant group shows including Earth Art at Cornell University. Oppenheim has lectured extensively in the United States and Europe and in 1972 received a Guggenheim Fellowship. The first retrospective of his work was organized by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the second by the Musee d’Art Contemporain in Montreal. A major Oppenheim exhibition was organized by the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin in 2001 and traveled to the Musee des Beaux Arts d'Arras in Arras, France and later to the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Aachen, Germany. In 2001, "Monument to Escape," a public sculpture commissioned by the Committee for Monuments to Victims of State Terrorism, was dedicated in Buenos Aires. Mr. Oppenheim currently resides in New York City, New York.
An interactive sculpture located at the south side of Terminal D, this work consists of a labyrinthine pattern on the floor in colored terrazzo and curved glass walls interspersed with bursts of sound along the paths.
"My thought was to create a game of some sort; a soothing quiet, contemplative game. I then considered labyrinths and their historical significance; they are used as walking for exercise, walking to rest, as in a calming meditation effect.
"As a result, my concept is to create a 21st century labyrinthine-like environment, a game, using similar elements as in my other interactive sound/light environments. Also, to give it a character of its own and allow a person to step out of the airport environment, I proposed to create walls of transparent colored glass; four concentric circles within a 32-foot diameter space. It would be composed of four sections of concentric circles made up of a different colored glass or different heights. From the upper levels, this concentric form will be apparent, while at ground level, it will appear more as a maze, a series of veils.
"As an artist, it is my concern that public spaces not only have a unique sense of place, but also are places of creative rest — not only visually interesting but physically engaging to pass the long hours waiting. To that end, this conceptual proposal attempts to make people both aware of the scale and beauty of this grand space while, at the same time, develop a sense of ownership, a sense of it being their place through creative play with interactive systems."
BIOGRAPHY: Born 1950. Christopher Janney received a BA from Princeton University in 1973 and an MS in Environmental Art from MIT in 1978. Janney also studied architecture with Michael Graves, sculpture with James Seawright, and percussion with Joe Cusatis in New York. Since 1978, the artist has developed his own multimedia studio, PhenomenArts Inc., while continuing his affiliation with MIT’s Center for Advanced Visual Studies. Janney toured the United States and Europe creating interactive sound/architecture installations from the Piazza di Spagna in Rome to the subways of Boston and Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Janney currently resides in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Tom Orr - Untitled, 2005
(20 feet x 40 feet) This work consists of two separate pieces, one located on the south wall adjacent to the west glazed wall apron and the other located on the north wall. Each work consists of aluminum tubing superimposed in front of a pattern of parallel lines, which create the illusion of movement as the viewer’s eye scans the object.
"Light and shadow are primary elements of my work. I am particularly interested in illusions created by using line and light, repetition and staggered order to create visual movement and patterns. For me, the single most important aspect of my sculpture is that idea, materials and form combine to create subtlety. My work is often appreciated by engineers, architects and scientists since it demonstrates intuitive concepts of structure and form.
"My building techniques and methods of joining materials give my work a freestanding ability, which often creates the illusion that structures are floating. Although the floating effect is intentional, I am concerned that the cause of the illusion be evident and clear, so that the viewer can participate visually in my process and in the illusion."
Born 1950 in Dallas, Texas. Orr received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1973. Private collections holding his work include American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas; Southwest Medical School, Dallas; Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas; Nations Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina; Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum, Nagano, Japan and Osaka Foundation of Culture, Osaka. Orr’s public work may also be found at the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Plano Station and the White Rock Lake Water Theater Bath House, Dallas. Orr currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
This work consists of large translucent portraits applied to sections of glazing on the west wall of the INS Hall. Each portrait is approximately 12 feet by 10 feet. Passengers in the INS Hall will be able to view the Skylink train as it passes behind the images on each section of glazing. The portraits consist of North Texas residents, but are anonymous to represent the diversity of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
"They [the images] will form a kind of welcoming committee for the arriving passengers waiting to go through immigration. A broad spectrum of people will be represented, a mixture of Texans, but also foreign travelers, in some ways a mirror of the people waiting in the INS Hall, and at the same time a first hello from the locals.
"My work has always been about travel, movement from one metropolis to another, both in a physical sense and as an exchange of ideas. The people portrayed in my photography and video work can be found on the streets of any of a number of cities in the world. They are part of the crowd and thus anonymous.
"The large-scale public works I have produced so far are a reflection of these faces in the crowd. As outdoor billboards or transparencies mounted in facade windows the photographs are as seductive as large-scale advertising, but without having a product to sell. The individuals portrayed remain anonymous, but gain an importance as if they were famous characters.
"International airports today increasingly Born 1957 in Altdorf, Switzerland. Since 1990, Streuli has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows throughout Europe. Primarily a photographer and video artist, numerous publications throughout the world have featured his work. The artist currently resides in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Mac Whitney - Chicota, 2001
(107" x 38" x 48") This piece is a series of simple, interlocking V-shapes of earlier sculptures combined with a loop or closed ribbon of steel. The loop is the unifying link between the opposed and corresponding upper and lower V sections. Chicota was named for a small town Mac Whitney found on a map of the United States.
Mac Whitney - Chicota, 2001
(107" x 38" x 48") This piece is a series of simple, interlocking V-shapes of earlier sculptures combined with a loop or closed ribbon of steel. The loop is the unifying link between the opposed and corresponding upper and lower V sections. Chicota was named for a small town Mac Whitney found on a map of the United States.
John Newman - Torus Orbicularis, 1988
(64" x 52" x 75") This piece, with its segmented, foliate structure, suggests biological forms like flowers, exoskeletons, fossils and shells. It also evokes mechanical parts such as ducts, motors and turbines. The cast aluminum surface enhances associations with machinery. Torus Orbicularis reflects John Newman's interest in the mathematics of topology, specifically how one shape can be transformed into another simply by bending, pushing and pulling its surfaces.
Isaac WitkinHawthorne Tree, Variation III, 1990Learn More
Isaac Witkin - Hawthorne Tree, Variation III, 1990
(93” X 83” X 83”) Hawthorne Tree, Variation III, represents a particularly innovative and mature phase of Witkin’s career. Here, the artist elaborated on his pioneering technique of constructing sculptures from freely poured bronze forms. The organic shapes that make up the sculpture are the result of experimentation and construction with modeled and cast forms. Hawthorne Tree, Variation III is on loan courtesy of Nadine Witkin, the artist’s daughter.
Isaac Witkin, an internationally renowned sculptor, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1936 and died in 2006. Witkin and his peers were hailed as the New Generation of sculptors because they challenged assumptions about sculpture and its functions. Their abstract forms of modern sculpture reached and changed the art world.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The design features three horses flying through the journey of life. The red horse represents the blood of man, the blue horse represents Mother Earth, and the yellow horse represents the power of God.
"Being a naturalized Texan, I believe that an airport truly screams out progress. But, let's not let this new high-tech era allow us to forget where it all started.
"I would like to leave a reminder to the people who pass through our great city and state that transportation started with harnessing nature. The wind, the environment, and the animal.
"In my field of work, I have learned to work with diverse groups by adding my strengths when needed. I know when to lead and when to add my support. For this project, I would lead the eyes of the public through my eyes. My eyes are my hands."
Born 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee. Zapata is a self-taught artist whose works can be found in many private collections throughout Texas. He has designed conference tables for Gaylord Broadcasting, Dallas and Sundance Co., Sundance, Utah. Zapata currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Viola Delgado - Untitled, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
Delgado’s murals can be found at the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas; Stevens Park and Tolbert Elementary Schools, Dallas; the Dallas West Library Courtyard; the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Station; and Vickery Village/Buckner Baptist Children’s Home, Dallas.
"For many years, I have expressed concepts, sensations, emotions and opinions through the vibrant and international language of color. It is this nonverbal communication that I have used to transform an otherwise impersonal airport terminal that, when completed, springs to life simultaneously acquainting visitors with the diverse and dynamic reflection of culture in the DFW Metroplex and issuing a warm welcome back home to residents.
"In 1987, I began my devotion to studying and working in the field of art. As a child, my love of art included coloring pictures that my mother drew for me on brown paper sacks, but until 1987, I never felt that a career in art was a viable one for me. Since then, I have been diligent in my efforts to prove that, indeed, it is not only a practical career, but also the perfect career for me."
Born 1953 in Sinton, Texas. Delgado attended El Centro Community College, Dallas; Dallas Baptist University; and The Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia. Delgado currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"In designing Dance! Dont Walk, I wanted to create an active image that would instantly engage those walking across it. I wanted to provide an imaginary distraction, making people think about doing something liberating and entertaining. As weary travelers walk across the medallion they might momentarily join the two business people dancing, throwing their briefcases away, enjoying the sense of freedom that air travel can bring."
Guy received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and an MFA in printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore. The artist was reared in Tampa, Florida and was influenced by the international flavor that this port town offered in the 1950s. At that time, Cuban factories that made cigars and boats that imported bananas could be experienced alongside communities of expatriates from Cuba and Spain. Guy’s quest for travel has taken her several times to Spain, Japan, Mexico and Peru. These international experiences have been influential in her work and resulted in several international exhibitions of her prints. The artist’s work can be found in the collections of Universidad Nacional Mayor de san Marcos, Lima, Peru; Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; private and corporate collections in Nagaoka, Japan; Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, Oregon; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; and the Landscape Conference Center, Washington, D.C. Guy currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lane Banks - Untitled, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"My work is entirely conceptual in origin and systemic in practice; it makes no reference to anything outside itself. This particular piece is composed of a series of concentric rings, each equally divided into black, white and silver segments which rotate so that the midpoint of each color is at the point where two colors meet in the rings adjacent to it."
Banks received a BFA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. His work has been featured in exhibits at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas; the Dallas Public Library; the Trammel Crow Center, Dallas; the Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas; and can be found in the Neiman-Marcus Collection, Dallas. The artist received a Polluck Krasner Foundation Grant for 2001-2002. Banks currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The Destination Game uses a variation of the traditional Parcheesi game board to move the passenger to the center. The three-letter airport codes for international destinations are spaces along the way.
"DFW is the only domestic airport. The colors are bright and intense, recalling childhood board games. Children may enjoy walking the maze into the center. Adults may enjoy deciphering the airport codes.
"The Destination Game is offered to be played or to be seen as a symmetrical geometry. It is to be remembered that the essential purpose of all journeys is to eventually come home."
Born 1947 in Oklahoma City. Received BFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Nelson’s works are in the collections of A.H. Belo Corp., Dallas; American Airlines, Fort Worth; Dr Pepper, Dallas; Fox Sports, Dallas; JCPenney Co., Plano; Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie; MTV Collection, New York; Nokia Corp., Dallas; Steak and Ale Corp., Dallas; and U.S. Trust of Texas, Dallas. She has designed sets for Dallas Children’s Theater, a commission for KERA-TV in honor of Julia Child and the 1997 Christmas card for Texas Gov. & Mrs. George W. Bush. Her public art can be seen at the American Airlines Center Victory Station/DART Light Rail Station; City Center TIF Streetscape Project; Stage West Theater facade, Fort Worth; DART Light Rail Station/Dallas Zoo, Lovers Lane, Mockingbird; and a sculpture at the Reptile House, Dallas Zoo. Nelson currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Beatrice Lebreton - Celebration, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"This is a celebration of the human spirit and an invitation to spread harmony all over the world. The dove, universal symbol for peace, is in the center (as in a traditional patchwork pattern) and is found again at the four cardinal points in a variation of styles: African, South American, European and Asian.
"Cultures are also represented by diverse patterns from top to bottom: Celtic, African (Kuba, Congo), Japanese (Seigaiha), Native Indian (Hohokam), and Greek.
"The world to me is like a patchwork: it needs different shapes, colors, sizes and interaction among the people to exist. If one piece is missing the unity is broken.
"I use the rich vocabulary of my blended cultural heritage, and I draw my inspiration from the wealth of traditions found in the myths of diverse societies. My quest is to weave a visual story through metaphorical use of symbols tying the past to the present. I am a storyteller whose goal is to inspire, stimulate, captivate and lift up the soul. "
Born in Tours, France. Lebreton received a diploma of fine arts from Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris; BFA and Masters of Arts and Aesthetics, DEA in Aesthetics from Universite de La Sorbonne, Paris.
Her works are in the collections of the University of Texas at Dallas; Kansas Community College, Kansas City; and Methodist Hospital and Fiesta Texas, San Antonio. Lebreton currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"My first thought when anybody asks me to discuss my work is: If I could explain it, there would be no need to make an image of it. To say that some people tend to view this as an evasive response is euphemistic, but the true subject matter of these pieces cannot flow in a coherent sentence structure.
"It is important that the forms in my work seem familiar, yet unclassifiable ... much the same as when something appears in a dream that you recognize, but are unable to actually put your finger on as to the source. The orbs, clusters and patterns reference clouds, UFOs, fakes and authentic paranormal images and subvisual microphotography; in essence, things that, whether they actually exist or not and whether they can be seen or not, can be photographically documented. The forms are usually, but not always, contained within the borders of the image, to help convey the fact that they exist only within a certain state of reality ... like a sample under a microscope or animal removed from its environment and photographed against a white backdrop."
Born 1966 in Chattanooga, Tennessee Received his BFA in 1988 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Kincaid’s work is in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, San Antonio; Neiman Marcus Collection, Dallas; American Airlines, Fort Worth; A.H. Belo Corp., Dallas; and the Reader’s Digest Corp. Collection. Kincaid currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Billy Hassell - Early Morning Flight, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The terrazzo floor medallions are of particular interest as they offer the opportunity to work at a more human scale with a greater range of color and pattern and with images more closely associated with my paintings.
"Travel has always been a key element in gathering material for my work and through my work I have always been interested in conveying a sense of place. The public art program at Terminal D is a unique opportunity to visually enhance a utilitarian space, but more than that it is a chance to celebrate an aesthetic regional identity and to engage air travelers in a rich and stimulating visual experience."
Born 1956 in Dallas. Hassell received a BFA from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, and an MFA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His works can be found in the Menil Collection, Houston; Home Box Office, Dallas; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center; Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth; Dallas Museum of Art; Texas Instruments, Dallas; Frito-Lay Inc., Plano; and Methodist Medical Center, Dallas. Hassell currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The two main figures and the airplane relate directly to the movie Casablanca. The three figures along with the mood of the transitional sky relate indirectly to Giorgiones painting The Tempest. The style shows the influences of film noir, German Expressionism and the comic strip artist Milton Caniff.
"There is a general tone of romantic drama in the piece, and due to the third figure and the speaking of a name, a suggestion of confrontation. The heart of the image is the composition, designed to enrich the open-ended narrative by a flow of energy through the figures, into the turbulent-edged sky, and back again. The airplane shape serves as an equilibrium to these forces.
"Regarding its relationship with people at the Airport, the medallion offers a subtle enhancement to the underlying atmosphere of adventure and romance associated with travel. It also operates as a comfort zone due to its familiar theme and style. Most important in the nature of the piece is its essential aesthetic character. This is primarily determined through disrupting the overall balance of visual parts by the illustration of the spoken word. An introduction of a time continuum, in opposition to the painting tradition of timelessness. The piece still succeeds in wholeness and timelessness but does it in an unexpected way. A tradition of modern art."
Ed Blackburn, born 1940 in Amarillo, Texas; Linda Blackburn, born 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. Ed & Linda Blackburn received BFAs in 1962 from the University of Texas and MAs in 1965 from University of California, Berkeley. The Blackburns currently reside in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arthello Beck - Cypress Trees, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The cypress trees that I painted were found in East Texas at Caddo Lake. During the autumn, the top of the trees turn reddish in color.
"The cypress tree is an evergreen tree found throughout the world. It has small rounded cones and scale-like leaves. The wood, often fragrant, is used in making pencils, shingles and boats. Unrelated trees called cypress include the bald cypress of the southern United States.
"This tree is large at the base, tapering toward the top. Its wood is used in making railroad ties and posts.
"The egret, a slender-bodied, snowy-white wading bird with long legs and neck, are found in the area of the cypress trees. They also add a distinctive quality of life to the area.
"I believe my art will provide a soothing and relaxing environment for international travelers. As depicted in my paintings, all humans have grace, beauty and culture that are to be shared, treasured and appreciated."
Born 1941 in Dallas. Beck spent more than 50 years drawing, sketching and painting. He worked in oil, watercolor, pencil and charcoal. Beck opened the first African American-owned and operated art gallery in Dallas. His studio, which opened in 1973, displays a plethora of his paintings, along with art of other local and nationally known artists.
Arthello Beck passed away in November 2004. Sadly, he did not get to see his final work assembled in the terminal floor. Mr. Beck’s work and his artistic talent will be remembered by all who work in and pass through the new terminal.
Jane HelslanderFloating in Space, a Waltz, 2005Learn More
Jane Helslander - Floating in Space, a Waltz, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"I feel that my work, which has evolved from an abstraction of crowds of dancing people, is conducive to a floor design that would carry people across it like an intricate waltz.
"I like the idea that functional spaces can also provide aesthetic pleasure to those who inhabit them."
Born in Arlington, Virginia. Helslander received a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MFA from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. Her works are in multiple private collections and in the corporate collection of Neiman Marcus, Dallas. She has exhibited at Moudy Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington Museum of Art; Waco Art Center; Fort Worth International Center; Dallas Visual Art Center; and California State University, Chico. Helslander currently resides in Texas.
Nancy Lamb - Get There on Time, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"The hot pink is Latin inspired. I love the colors of Mexico. I designed the clocks and the birds originally to go with a piece that had giant eyes echoing the circles in the clock faces. With the clock and bird design, I was trying to create something that anybody from anywhere could appreciate. And it has to be the world's largest hot-pink floor."
Born 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lamb attended Arlington Heights High School and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She has taught ceramics at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History for 27 years. Her work has been exhibited at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; Main Street Fort Worth; Artspace III, Fort Worth; 8.0 Restaurant, Fort Worth; Gallery Nuvo, Fort Worth; and Dallas Museum of Art. Lamb currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Philip Lamb & Susan MagilowFlower Power I, 2005 Learn More
Dan Blagg - Spirit Walk, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
“The design was taken from a petrogliph from a cave in Arizona. It has a universal feel. It depicts night and day, man, an antelope, and what looked like a mountain lion to me. I am part [I]ndian and have always had some interest in that culture. I thought it would be interesting.”
Blagg is best known for his urbanscape paintings of warehouses, railyards and the outskirts of cities. Many of his works include streetscapes featuring signage and roadways. His creation for DFW Airport is a departure from the realism typically found in his work.
Born 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas. Blagg’s works are in the collections of the Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas; Tyler Museum of Art, Texas; Bank One, Fort Worth; Roger Horchow, Dallas; Texas Instruments, Dallas & Plano; Southwestern Bell, Dallas; GTE, Irving, Texas; Shell Oil, Houston; Exxon, Dallas; and Belo Broadcasting, Dallas. Blagg currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Philip Lamb & Susan Magilow - Flower Power I, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artists and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
Lamb and Magilow have produced artwork for public art projects that address movement and flow of people.
Lamb’s background is in traditional photography as well as computer-based design and image creation. Magilow is a painter and videographer with a degree in art history. The strength and balance as an artistic team comes from combining Lamb’s literal approach with Magilow’s more conceptual direction.
Lamb and Magilow have also worked together for more than 10 years on multimedia exhibits for commercial clients including EDS, The Dallas Morning News, Campbell’s Foods and IBM. Lamb works as an art director. Magilow provides research and visual resources.
LaMa Ventures, the partnership between the two artists, has produced the artwork for the concourse of the Love Field Parking Garage expansion in Dallas. LaMa Ventures is providing designs for 27,000 square feet of terrazzo flooring and producing art for five walls covering 450 feet.
Brad GoldbergOver the High Plains of Texas, 2005 Learn More
Benito Huerta - Wings, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"My work has undergone some evolutionary changes over the years in which I have incorporated nontraditional materials. This experimentation with materials has helped enhance the work visually and conceptually. This new-found knowledge is a result of wanting to grow as an artist. My interest is to expand the boundaries of art and how it reaches and interacts with the community on a daily basis. The act of public art is a collaborative process and learning process, one that I enjoy. Art can be a transformative power on one end and/or decorative on the other, dependent on the idea and its execution."
Born 1952 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Huerta received a BFA from the University of Houston and an MA from New Mexico State University, Albuquerque. His first solo exhibition was at the Galerie sur la Terre at the University of Houston in 1976. Since that time he has exhibited in both solo and group shows throughout the United States and the world. Other solo and group exhibitions include Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi; Dallas Visual Arts Center; University Museum, Arizona State University; Centro Cultural Tomasa Valdes, Mexico City; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia. Examples of his public art commissions can be found at the Richardson, Texas, DART Station and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. His work is held in the collections of the Albuquerque Museum of Art; American Airlines DFW Admirals Club; Anthony Foundation, Houston; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. Huerta currently resides in Arlington, Texas.
Brad Goldberg - Over the High Plains of Texas, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"My work reflects a strong interest in archetypal forms, the cycles of nature, the evolution of technology and examines the metaphor of stone viewed within the span of geologic time while creating people-oriented community spaces. Within this framework, I strive to enrich each project with a sense of belonging to its context through beautiful objects imbued with meaning, sensitivity to scale, attention to craftsmanship and simple materials used with the evidence of the touch of the human hand."
Born 1954. Goldberg attended Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; and received a BFA in sculpture and bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island. His works can be viewed at the Iowa Labs Project, Des Moines, Iowa; “Living Room” Project for State of New Jersey 911 Police Headquarters Facility; Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Cotswold 2000 Project, Houston; Wichita Rail Corridor Project, Wichita, Kan.; and streetscape design project for Charlottesville, Virginia. Goldberg currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Take an Artistic Journey With Us
At DFW, we like to keep our travelers inspired in many ways. Our Art Program features multi-million dollar commissioned public art pieces and inspiring walking paths highlighting more than 30 wonderful works of local, national, and international artists, including sculpture, paintings, mosaics and more. Many of these pieces can be seen throughout International Terminal D and Skylink stations.
Connecting/layover passengers: Some art pieces are located outside security. Passengers who leave the secure side to view the artwork will need their boarding passes and ID to regain entry.
Non-ticketed guests: Part of the art tour takes place inside security. A government-issued ID card is required to participate in the art tour as a non-ticketed passenger.
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David Driskell & Jerome MeadowsOn the Wings of a Dragon, 2005 Learn More
David Driskell & Jerome Meadows - On the Wings of a Dragon, 2005
BIOGRAPHY: David Driskell, Ph.D. Born 1931 in Eatonton, Georgia. Driskell received a BFA from Howard University in 1955 and an MFA from The Catholic University in 1962. Since 1977, Driskell has been a professor of art at the University of Maryland, College Park and is the recipient of 10 honorary doctoral degrees. Among his many accomplishments, Driskell has received the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton in December 2000 for his contributions to African-American art as an artist, curator, scholar and educator. He has exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Oakland Museum of Art; and many other museums around the nation. Driskell’s public art commissions include stained glass windows at Peoples Congregational Church, Washington, D.C. and DeForest Chapel at Talladega College, Alabama. He is represented by the DC Moore Gallery, New York, and the Sherry Washington Gallery, Detroit. Driskell’s art has been widely exhibited in Europe, Africa and South America.
BIOGRAPHY: Jerome Meadows, born 1951. Meadows received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1973 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in 1981. He is the recipient of two Fulbright Awards and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the United States. Meadows’ work was included in the Moscow-Washington Art Exchange held at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and was featured in a solo exhibition at the Alhamra Art Center in Lahore, Pakistan. In addition to exhibiting, teaching and numerous residencies, Meadows has designed and installed several large-scale public art works throughout the United States. He is the founder, director and principal designer of MeadowLark Studio, a design/build studio focusing on design and creation of art for public places. He divides his time between his production facilities in Savannah, Georgia and Washington, D.C.
Anitra Blayton - Standing Ovation, 2005
(16 feet x 4 feet) This sculpture located at the entrance to the South Ticket Hall consists of a multitude of life-size cast human hands shown in various stages of applauding.
“When do we give one another a standing ovation? When do we celebrate just being who we are or even celebrate the smallest accomplishments? My concept involves a salutation that will speak to anyone walking by. I propose a three-dimensional form composed of a dense multitude of pairs of life-sized hands posed while clapping.
"Each pair is cast from the hands of different individuals from persons of all ages and backgrounds. Applause is both an uplifting greeting and farewell in all languages.”
Born 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia. Received a BFA from Central Michigan University 1975, an MA from Wayne State University 1985 and an MFA from Texas Christian University 1995. In addition to being an artist, Blayton is an educator at the Northeast Campus of the Tarrant County College Department of Art History and previously taught at Texas Christian University. Blayton’s works are held in the collections of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the African American Museum of Life and Culture, Dallas; the A.H. Belo Foundation, Dallas; and Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in California and Texas. The artist currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(20 feet x 12 feet) This gracefully curved sculpture representing the image of a wishbone is located in the center of the North Ticket Hall. The piece is slightly canted and mounted to the ticket hall floor by a single prong. Travelers can walk under the arch or around the legs of the wishbone from the entrance into the Ticket Hall and can be heard saying, "Just meet me at the Wishbone."
Born 1943 in Wichita, Kansas and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Received a BFA from Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles in 1966. Allen has worked as an independent artist since 1966, exploring a wide variety of media including musical and theatrical performances, sculpture, painting, drawing, video and cross-disciplinary pieces incorporating multiple forms of media into one work. Allen received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1970, 1978, 1985; Awards in Visual Arts in 1982; a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986; and the Artist’s Residency Fellowship, Columbus, Ohio, to name a few. The artist has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the United States. His public works can be found at Morton/Donnelly Trust, Los Angeles; Sterling Software, Dallas; George Bush International Airport, Houston; Denver International Airport; and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Allen's work is held in numerous private collections including AT&T, Chicago; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Detroit Institute of Arts; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Dallas Museum of Art. Allen currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
John Holt Smith - Untitled, 2005
(8 feet x 30 feet) This abstract work consists of parallel bands of color painted on a metal panel.
In his work, Smith photographs a subject and manipulates the resulting image using computers to stretch and contort the shot to create an altered view of the original. In this piece, Smith stretched a photograph of a wildflower field to achieve a vibrant color band.
"I enjoy art because it is very difficult work and requires a high degree of competitiveness. Every day I find myself required to be a better artist and see the world with clearer vision."
Born 1968 in Fort Worth, Texas. Smith studied under Fort Worth artist Nancy Lamb, whose work is featured in two Skylink Terminal Stations at DFW Airport. Smith received a BFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1992 and completed additional studies in art and art history in Florence, Italy. The artist was awarded the President's Undergraduate Fellowship in 1991 and the William Dole Scholarship in 1992. Smith resided in New York City for seven years during which he collaborated in a variety of media with the Fiona Templeton Group, a collective of artists, performers, and poets. Smith has exhibited in several solo and group shows throughout Texas as well as in New York, California and Germany. The artist's work is held in several private collections throughout the United States. Swim, a large-scale example of his public work, was included in a major outdoor art exhibit in Fort Worth. Smith currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(17 feet x 42 feet) This large-scale, acrylic on canvas painting located on the end wall of the southeast Ticket Hall consists of eight separate sections arranged to appear as one contiguous piece. Each of the eight cells represents an abstract urban landscape depicted with intense hues and contrasting textures creating a three-dimensional effect.
“I hope that my work can play a role similar to the grand transportation murals of airplanes, trains and cars that enhanced air and train terminals around the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. Those murals used social realist vocabulary to depict specific events. My project would use abstract form to convey the dynamism of the Dallas/Fort Worth complex and all that it stands for.
“Although my work uses abstract vocabulary, I nevertheless view my paintings as a celebration of contemporary technology. My work is specifically inspired by the speed of modern life and the complexity of the social relations that the World Wide Web, television and international air travel have created.
“The DFW program calls for large works that will 'read' well from far away. I believe that the language I use in my work – clear color with large simple shapes – projects effectively in a large-scale environment. I hope to be able to create works that will, over the years, do justice to the admirable civil spirit symbolized by this world-class facility.”
Born 1953 in New York, New York. Received a BA from Yale University 1976 and a BFA from the University of New Orleans 1978. In 1984, Halley became involved with the East Village gallery International with Monument. In 1986, an exhibition of the Neo-Geo artists at the Sonnabend Gallery, New York, heralded the group’s growing success. By 1989, the artist’s career was well established, and he was exhibiting with prominent galleries in the United States and Europe. Around this time, Halley began to grow more experimental in his use of color. Works by Halley are in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art; the Guggenheim Museum in New York City; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland; and the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts. Halley currently resides in New York, New York.
Sol Lewitt - Untitled, 2005
(8.5 feet to 23 feet high x 100 feet wide) This painting was applied directly to the base plaster on the upper portion of the side wall of the INS Hall. The trapezoidal shape measures approximately 100 feet long and increases from 8.5 feet to 23 feet at the highest point. The work features a strong geometric pattern and vibrant hues and is partnered with a mirror image piece some 420 feet away on the opposite wall.
Born 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut. Lewitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949. The artist worked as a draftsman for the architect I. M. Pei in the 1950s and in 1960 took a job at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. There Lewitt met several other influential young artists including Dan Flavin, Robert Ryman, Robert Mangold and Scott Burton. In the 1960s, Lewitt made open modular white cubes that are seminal works in the history of minimalism. Using mathematical systems, the artist emphasized the conceptual basis of art in direct opposition to the expressiveness and gesture identified with the work of the abstract expressionists. In the 1970s, Lewitt introduced architectural-scale wall drawings based on verbal proposals or systems he suggested but executed by others. In the 1980s, the artist’s wall drawings became more expressive with sensual color applied to various permutations of geometric shapes. In the past decade, Lewitt has used undulating waves and swirling bands of color that are hot, bold and highly decorative.
Dennis BlaggCosmic Big Bend Landscape, 2005Learn More
(14 feet x 42 feet) This landscape depicts the Boquillas Canyon located in the northeast portion of Big Bend National Park. Located on the end wall of the North Ticket Hall, the painting was created using a grid system assembled so the viewer cannot discern that the painting consists of thousands of small panels.
“The Boquillas Canyon is located in the northeast part of Big Bend National Park. I call this area the Boquillas Badlands because it is some of the most inhospitable country that I have ever seen. The rugged terrain and prickly vegetation present difficulties which makes it hard country to hike across. The image I chose for this commission comes from that area, which in my mind stands as a symbol of the vast and rugged landscape of Texas.
“My approach to this rather large painting is to use a tight grid system so that it looks unbroken and continuous. The grid pays homage to the history of art itself, as well as giving this image a binary feeling, this opens the door from realism to abstraction. Each little panel becomes its own abstract entity. This approach allows the viewer to engage the painting from two different viewpoints. The first as a reality of a large landscape. Because the painting is made up of some 2,355 six-inch panels which span an area 14 feet x 42 feet in a horizontal format, one can’t help but notice that each panel is an abstraction unto itself.”
Born 1951 in Oklahoma City. Blagg is a self-taught painter who, during his 30-year career, has exhibited in more than 30 solo and group shows throughout Texas and New York City. Much of his work features landscapes of Texas’ Big Bend region. A compilation of 50 color and 20 black and white images was published in a 2002 book entitled Big Bend Landscapes by Dennis Blagg. Blagg was the recipient of the Texas Fine Arts Association Grumbacher Award in 1986.The artist's work is held in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the San Antonio Museum of Art; the Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas; JCPenney Co., Plano, Texas; Rosewood Properties, Dallas; and Nations Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina. Blagg currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dennis Oppenheim - Crystal Mountain, 2005
(30 feet x 45 feet) A large, aluminum-frame sculpture located at the north side of Terminal D. This crystal-inspired work has an arched tunnel through the center wide enough for two-way pedestrian circulation.
“The Dallas/Fort Worth Airport International Terminal project is interesting to me because of the innate relationship to movement and human experience of space as it is traversed.
“In a public work I anticipate the atmosphere in which it will be viewed and strive to create a piece which is uncompromising with respect to the sculptural idiom — a work which will attract commentary from my peers and the art community as a whole. As my work is conceptual in nature, I spend a great deal of energy developing ideas that are pertinent to the specific nature of the commission, yet address universal aspects of art as well. The work should be far reaching and not limited, so that it continues to have relevance for the community in years to come. My materials often come from technology, although always with a feeling for the organic and within a human context.”
Born in Electric City, Washington in 1938, Dennis Oppenheim attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California and Stanford University. In 1968, Oppenheim participated with Smithson and Heizer in recorded discussions following his first East Coast one-person show at the John Gibson Gallery. The artist’s first solo show in Paris was held at the Galerie Yvon Lambert in 1969. That same year, Oppenheim also participated in several significant group shows including Earth Art at Cornell University. Oppenheim has lectured extensively in the United States and Europe and in 1972 received a Guggenheim Fellowship. The first retrospective of his work was organized by the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the second by the Musee d’Art Contemporain in Montreal. A major Oppenheim exhibition was organized by the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin in 2001 and traveled to the Musee des Beaux Arts d'Arras in Arras, France and later to the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Aachen, Germany. In 2001, "Monument to Escape," a public sculpture commissioned by the Committee for Monuments to Victims of State Terrorism, was dedicated in Buenos Aires. Mr. Oppenheim currently resides in New York City, New York.
An interactive sculpture located at the south side of Terminal D, this work consists of a labyrinthine pattern on the floor in colored terrazzo and curved glass walls interspersed with bursts of sound along the paths.
"My thought was to create a game of some sort; a soothing quiet, contemplative game. I then considered labyrinths and their historical significance; they are used as walking for exercise, walking to rest, as in a calming meditation effect.
"As a result, my concept is to create a 21st century labyrinthine-like environment, a game, using similar elements as in my other interactive sound/light environments. Also, to give it a character of its own and allow a person to step out of the airport environment, I proposed to create walls of transparent colored glass; four concentric circles within a 32-foot diameter space. It would be composed of four sections of concentric circles made up of a different colored glass or different heights. From the upper levels, this concentric form will be apparent, while at ground level, it will appear more as a maze, a series of veils.
"As an artist, it is my concern that public spaces not only have a unique sense of place, but also are places of creative rest — not only visually interesting but physically engaging to pass the long hours waiting. To that end, this conceptual proposal attempts to make people both aware of the scale and beauty of this grand space while, at the same time, develop a sense of ownership, a sense of it being their place through creative play with interactive systems."
BIOGRAPHY: Born 1950. Christopher Janney received a BA from Princeton University in 1973 and an MS in Environmental Art from MIT in 1978. Janney also studied architecture with Michael Graves, sculpture with James Seawright, and percussion with Joe Cusatis in New York. Since 1978, the artist has developed his own multimedia studio, PhenomenArts Inc., while continuing his affiliation with MIT’s Center for Advanced Visual Studies. Janney toured the United States and Europe creating interactive sound/architecture installations from the Piazza di Spagna in Rome to the subways of Boston and Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Janney currently resides in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Tom Orr - Untitled, 2005
(20 feet x 40 feet) This work consists of two separate pieces, one located on the south wall adjacent to the west glazed wall apron and the other located on the north wall. Each work consists of aluminum tubing superimposed in front of a pattern of parallel lines, which create the illusion of movement as the viewer’s eye scans the object.
"Light and shadow are primary elements of my work. I am particularly interested in illusions created by using line and light, repetition and staggered order to create visual movement and patterns. For me, the single most important aspect of my sculpture is that idea, materials and form combine to create subtlety. My work is often appreciated by engineers, architects and scientists since it demonstrates intuitive concepts of structure and form.
"My building techniques and methods of joining materials give my work a freestanding ability, which often creates the illusion that structures are floating. Although the floating effect is intentional, I am concerned that the cause of the illusion be evident and clear, so that the viewer can participate visually in my process and in the illusion."
Born 1950 in Dallas, Texas. Orr received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1973. Private collections holding his work include American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas; Southwest Medical School, Dallas; Frito-Lay, Plano, Texas; Nations Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina; Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum, Nagano, Japan and Osaka Foundation of Culture, Osaka. Orr’s public work may also be found at the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Plano Station and the White Rock Lake Water Theater Bath House, Dallas. Orr currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
This work consists of large translucent portraits applied to sections of glazing on the west wall of the INS Hall. Each portrait is approximately 12 feet by 10 feet. Passengers in the INS Hall will be able to view the Skylink train as it passes behind the images on each section of glazing. The portraits consist of North Texas residents, but are anonymous to represent the diversity of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
"They [the images] will form a kind of welcoming committee for the arriving passengers waiting to go through immigration. A broad spectrum of people will be represented, a mixture of Texans, but also foreign travelers, in some ways a mirror of the people waiting in the INS Hall, and at the same time a first hello from the locals.
"My work has always been about travel, movement from one metropolis to another, both in a physical sense and as an exchange of ideas. The people portrayed in my photography and video work can be found on the streets of any of a number of cities in the world. They are part of the crowd and thus anonymous.
"The large-scale public works I have produced so far are a reflection of these faces in the crowd. As outdoor billboards or transparencies mounted in facade windows the photographs are as seductive as large-scale advertising, but without having a product to sell. The individuals portrayed remain anonymous, but gain an importance as if they were famous characters.
"International airports today increasingly Born 1957 in Altdorf, Switzerland. Since 1990, Streuli has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows throughout Europe. Primarily a photographer and video artist, numerous publications throughout the world have featured his work. The artist currently resides in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Mac Whitney - Chicota, 2001
(107" x 38" x 48") This piece is a series of simple, interlocking V-shapes of earlier sculptures combined with a loop or closed ribbon of steel. The loop is the unifying link between the opposed and corresponding upper and lower V sections. Chicota was named for a small town Mac Whitney found on a map of the United States.
Mac Whitney - Chicota, 2001
(107" x 38" x 48") This piece is a series of simple, interlocking V-shapes of earlier sculptures combined with a loop or closed ribbon of steel. The loop is the unifying link between the opposed and corresponding upper and lower V sections. Chicota was named for a small town Mac Whitney found on a map of the United States.
John Newman - Torus Orbicularis, 1988
(64" x 52" x 75") This piece, with its segmented, foliate structure, suggests biological forms like flowers, exoskeletons, fossils and shells. It also evokes mechanical parts such as ducts, motors and turbines. The cast aluminum surface enhances associations with machinery. Torus Orbicularis reflects John Newman's interest in the mathematics of topology, specifically how one shape can be transformed into another simply by bending, pushing and pulling its surfaces.
Isaac WitkinHawthorne Tree, Variation III, 1990Learn More
Isaac Witkin - Hawthorne Tree, Variation III, 1990
(93” X 83” X 83”) Hawthorne Tree, Variation III, represents a particularly innovative and mature phase of Witkin’s career. Here, the artist elaborated on his pioneering technique of constructing sculptures from freely poured bronze forms. The organic shapes that make up the sculpture are the result of experimentation and construction with modeled and cast forms. Hawthorne Tree, Variation III is on loan courtesy of Nadine Witkin, the artist’s daughter.
Isaac Witkin, an internationally renowned sculptor, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1936 and died in 2006. Witkin and his peers were hailed as the New Generation of sculptors because they challenged assumptions about sculpture and its functions. Their abstract forms of modern sculpture reached and changed the art world.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The design features three horses flying through the journey of life. The red horse represents the blood of man, the blue horse represents Mother Earth, and the yellow horse represents the power of God.
"Being a naturalized Texan, I believe that an airport truly screams out progress. But, let's not let this new high-tech era allow us to forget where it all started.
"I would like to leave a reminder to the people who pass through our great city and state that transportation started with harnessing nature. The wind, the environment, and the animal.
"In my field of work, I have learned to work with diverse groups by adding my strengths when needed. I know when to lead and when to add my support. For this project, I would lead the eyes of the public through my eyes. My eyes are my hands."
Born 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee. Zapata is a self-taught artist whose works can be found in many private collections throughout Texas. He has designed conference tables for Gaylord Broadcasting, Dallas and Sundance Co., Sundance, Utah. Zapata currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Viola Delgado - Untitled, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
Delgado’s murals can be found at the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas; Stevens Park and Tolbert Elementary Schools, Dallas; the Dallas West Library Courtyard; the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Station; and Vickery Village/Buckner Baptist Children’s Home, Dallas.
"For many years, I have expressed concepts, sensations, emotions and opinions through the vibrant and international language of color. It is this nonverbal communication that I have used to transform an otherwise impersonal airport terminal that, when completed, springs to life simultaneously acquainting visitors with the diverse and dynamic reflection of culture in the DFW Metroplex and issuing a warm welcome back home to residents.
"In 1987, I began my devotion to studying and working in the field of art. As a child, my love of art included coloring pictures that my mother drew for me on brown paper sacks, but until 1987, I never felt that a career in art was a viable one for me. Since then, I have been diligent in my efforts to prove that, indeed, it is not only a practical career, but also the perfect career for me."
Born 1953 in Sinton, Texas. Delgado attended El Centro Community College, Dallas; Dallas Baptist University; and The Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia. Delgado currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"In designing Dance! Dont Walk, I wanted to create an active image that would instantly engage those walking across it. I wanted to provide an imaginary distraction, making people think about doing something liberating and entertaining. As weary travelers walk across the medallion they might momentarily join the two business people dancing, throwing their briefcases away, enjoying the sense of freedom that air travel can bring."
Guy received a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and an MFA in printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore. The artist was reared in Tampa, Florida and was influenced by the international flavor that this port town offered in the 1950s. At that time, Cuban factories that made cigars and boats that imported bananas could be experienced alongside communities of expatriates from Cuba and Spain. Guy’s quest for travel has taken her several times to Spain, Japan, Mexico and Peru. These international experiences have been influential in her work and resulted in several international exhibitions of her prints. The artist’s work can be found in the collections of Universidad Nacional Mayor de san Marcos, Lima, Peru; Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; private and corporate collections in Nagaoka, Japan; Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, Oregon; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; and the Landscape Conference Center, Washington, D.C. Guy currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lane Banks - Untitled, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"My work is entirely conceptual in origin and systemic in practice; it makes no reference to anything outside itself. This particular piece is composed of a series of concentric rings, each equally divided into black, white and silver segments which rotate so that the midpoint of each color is at the point where two colors meet in the rings adjacent to it."
Banks received a BFA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. His work has been featured in exhibits at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas; the Dallas Public Library; the Trammel Crow Center, Dallas; the Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas; and can be found in the Neiman-Marcus Collection, Dallas. The artist received a Polluck Krasner Foundation Grant for 2001-2002. Banks currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The Destination Game uses a variation of the traditional Parcheesi game board to move the passenger to the center. The three-letter airport codes for international destinations are spaces along the way.
"DFW is the only domestic airport. The colors are bright and intense, recalling childhood board games. Children may enjoy walking the maze into the center. Adults may enjoy deciphering the airport codes.
"The Destination Game is offered to be played or to be seen as a symmetrical geometry. It is to be remembered that the essential purpose of all journeys is to eventually come home."
Born 1947 in Oklahoma City. Received BFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Nelson’s works are in the collections of A.H. Belo Corp., Dallas; American Airlines, Fort Worth; Dr Pepper, Dallas; Fox Sports, Dallas; JCPenney Co., Plano; Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie; MTV Collection, New York; Nokia Corp., Dallas; Steak and Ale Corp., Dallas; and U.S. Trust of Texas, Dallas. She has designed sets for Dallas Children’s Theater, a commission for KERA-TV in honor of Julia Child and the 1997 Christmas card for Texas Gov. & Mrs. George W. Bush. Her public art can be seen at the American Airlines Center Victory Station/DART Light Rail Station; City Center TIF Streetscape Project; Stage West Theater facade, Fort Worth; DART Light Rail Station/Dallas Zoo, Lovers Lane, Mockingbird; and a sculpture at the Reptile House, Dallas Zoo. Nelson currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Beatrice Lebreton - Celebration, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"This is a celebration of the human spirit and an invitation to spread harmony all over the world. The dove, universal symbol for peace, is in the center (as in a traditional patchwork pattern) and is found again at the four cardinal points in a variation of styles: African, South American, European and Asian.
"Cultures are also represented by diverse patterns from top to bottom: Celtic, African (Kuba, Congo), Japanese (Seigaiha), Native Indian (Hohokam), and Greek.
"The world to me is like a patchwork: it needs different shapes, colors, sizes and interaction among the people to exist. If one piece is missing the unity is broken.
"I use the rich vocabulary of my blended cultural heritage, and I draw my inspiration from the wealth of traditions found in the myths of diverse societies. My quest is to weave a visual story through metaphorical use of symbols tying the past to the present. I am a storyteller whose goal is to inspire, stimulate, captivate and lift up the soul. "
Born in Tours, France. Lebreton received a diploma of fine arts from Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris; BFA and Masters of Arts and Aesthetics, DEA in Aesthetics from Universite de La Sorbonne, Paris.
Her works are in the collections of the University of Texas at Dallas; Kansas Community College, Kansas City; and Methodist Hospital and Fiesta Texas, San Antonio. Lebreton currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"My first thought when anybody asks me to discuss my work is: If I could explain it, there would be no need to make an image of it. To say that some people tend to view this as an evasive response is euphemistic, but the true subject matter of these pieces cannot flow in a coherent sentence structure.
"It is important that the forms in my work seem familiar, yet unclassifiable ... much the same as when something appears in a dream that you recognize, but are unable to actually put your finger on as to the source. The orbs, clusters and patterns reference clouds, UFOs, fakes and authentic paranormal images and subvisual microphotography; in essence, things that, whether they actually exist or not and whether they can be seen or not, can be photographically documented. The forms are usually, but not always, contained within the borders of the image, to help convey the fact that they exist only within a certain state of reality ... like a sample under a microscope or animal removed from its environment and photographed against a white backdrop."
Born 1966 in Chattanooga, Tennessee Received his BFA in 1988 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Kincaid’s work is in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Fine Arts, San Antonio; Neiman Marcus Collection, Dallas; American Airlines, Fort Worth; A.H. Belo Corp., Dallas; and the Reader’s Digest Corp. Collection. Kincaid currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Billy Hassell - Early Morning Flight, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The terrazzo floor medallions are of particular interest as they offer the opportunity to work at a more human scale with a greater range of color and pattern and with images more closely associated with my paintings.
"Travel has always been a key element in gathering material for my work and through my work I have always been interested in conveying a sense of place. The public art program at Terminal D is a unique opportunity to visually enhance a utilitarian space, but more than that it is a chance to celebrate an aesthetic regional identity and to engage air travelers in a rich and stimulating visual experience."
Born 1956 in Dallas. Hassell received a BFA from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, and an MFA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His works can be found in the Menil Collection, Houston; Home Box Office, Dallas; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center; Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth; Dallas Museum of Art; Texas Instruments, Dallas; Frito-Lay Inc., Plano; and Methodist Medical Center, Dallas. Hassell currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The two main figures and the airplane relate directly to the movie Casablanca. The three figures along with the mood of the transitional sky relate indirectly to Giorgiones painting The Tempest. The style shows the influences of film noir, German Expressionism and the comic strip artist Milton Caniff.
"There is a general tone of romantic drama in the piece, and due to the third figure and the speaking of a name, a suggestion of confrontation. The heart of the image is the composition, designed to enrich the open-ended narrative by a flow of energy through the figures, into the turbulent-edged sky, and back again. The airplane shape serves as an equilibrium to these forces.
"Regarding its relationship with people at the Airport, the medallion offers a subtle enhancement to the underlying atmosphere of adventure and romance associated with travel. It also operates as a comfort zone due to its familiar theme and style. Most important in the nature of the piece is its essential aesthetic character. This is primarily determined through disrupting the overall balance of visual parts by the illustration of the spoken word. An introduction of a time continuum, in opposition to the painting tradition of timelessness. The piece still succeeds in wholeness and timelessness but does it in an unexpected way. A tradition of modern art."
Ed Blackburn, born 1940 in Amarillo, Texas; Linda Blackburn, born 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. Ed & Linda Blackburn received BFAs in 1962 from the University of Texas and MAs in 1965 from University of California, Berkeley. The Blackburns currently reside in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arthello Beck - Cypress Trees, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"The cypress trees that I painted were found in East Texas at Caddo Lake. During the autumn, the top of the trees turn reddish in color.
"The cypress tree is an evergreen tree found throughout the world. It has small rounded cones and scale-like leaves. The wood, often fragrant, is used in making pencils, shingles and boats. Unrelated trees called cypress include the bald cypress of the southern United States.
"This tree is large at the base, tapering toward the top. Its wood is used in making railroad ties and posts.
"The egret, a slender-bodied, snowy-white wading bird with long legs and neck, are found in the area of the cypress trees. They also add a distinctive quality of life to the area.
"I believe my art will provide a soothing and relaxing environment for international travelers. As depicted in my paintings, all humans have grace, beauty and culture that are to be shared, treasured and appreciated."
Born 1941 in Dallas. Beck spent more than 50 years drawing, sketching and painting. He worked in oil, watercolor, pencil and charcoal. Beck opened the first African American-owned and operated art gallery in Dallas. His studio, which opened in 1973, displays a plethora of his paintings, along with art of other local and nationally known artists.
Arthello Beck passed away in November 2004. Sadly, he did not get to see his final work assembled in the terminal floor. Mr. Beck’s work and his artistic talent will be remembered by all who work in and pass through the new terminal.
Jane HelslanderFloating in Space, a Waltz, 2005Learn More
Jane Helslander - Floating in Space, a Waltz, 2005
(20-foot diameter) This circular floor medallion is located along the Departure Level Concourse.
"I feel that my work, which has evolved from an abstraction of crowds of dancing people, is conducive to a floor design that would carry people across it like an intricate waltz.
"I like the idea that functional spaces can also provide aesthetic pleasure to those who inhabit them."
Born in Arlington, Virginia. Helslander received a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington and an MFA from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. Her works are in multiple private collections and in the corporate collection of Neiman Marcus, Dallas. She has exhibited at Moudy Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington Museum of Art; Waco Art Center; Fort Worth International Center; Dallas Visual Art Center; and California State University, Chico. Helslander currently resides in Texas.
Nancy Lamb - Get There on Time, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"The hot pink is Latin inspired. I love the colors of Mexico. I designed the clocks and the birds originally to go with a piece that had giant eyes echoing the circles in the clock faces. With the clock and bird design, I was trying to create something that anybody from anywhere could appreciate. And it has to be the world's largest hot-pink floor."
Born 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lamb attended Arlington Heights High School and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She has taught ceramics at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History for 27 years. Her work has been exhibited at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; Main Street Fort Worth; Artspace III, Fort Worth; 8.0 Restaurant, Fort Worth; Gallery Nuvo, Fort Worth; and Dallas Museum of Art. Lamb currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Dan Blagg - Spirit Walk, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
“The design was taken from a petrogliph from a cave in Arizona. It has a universal feel. It depicts night and day, man, an antelope, and what looked like a mountain lion to me. I am part [I]ndian and have always had some interest in that culture. I thought it would be interesting.”
Blagg is best known for his urbanscape paintings of warehouses, railyards and the outskirts of cities. Many of his works include streetscapes featuring signage and roadways. His creation for DFW Airport is a departure from the realism typically found in his work.
Born 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas. Blagg’s works are in the collections of the Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas; Tyler Museum of Art, Texas; Bank One, Fort Worth; Roger Horchow, Dallas; Texas Instruments, Dallas & Plano; Southwestern Bell, Dallas; GTE, Irving, Texas; Shell Oil, Houston; Exxon, Dallas; and Belo Broadcasting, Dallas. Blagg currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
Philip Lamb & Susan Magilow - Flower Power I, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artists and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
Lamb and Magilow have produced artwork for public art projects that address movement and flow of people.
Lamb’s background is in traditional photography as well as computer-based design and image creation. Magilow is a painter and videographer with a degree in art history. The strength and balance as an artistic team comes from combining Lamb’s literal approach with Magilow’s more conceptual direction.
Lamb and Magilow have also worked together for more than 10 years on multimedia exhibits for commercial clients including EDS, The Dallas Morning News, Campbell’s Foods and IBM. Lamb works as an art director. Magilow provides research and visual resources.
LaMa Ventures, the partnership between the two artists, has produced the artwork for the concourse of the Love Field Parking Garage expansion in Dallas. LaMa Ventures is providing designs for 27,000 square feet of terrazzo flooring and producing art for five walls covering 450 feet.
Brad GoldbergOver the High Plains of Texas, 2005 Learn More
Benito Huerta - Wings, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"My work has undergone some evolutionary changes over the years in which I have incorporated nontraditional materials. This experimentation with materials has helped enhance the work visually and conceptually. This new-found knowledge is a result of wanting to grow as an artist. My interest is to expand the boundaries of art and how it reaches and interacts with the community on a daily basis. The act of public art is a collaborative process and learning process, one that I enjoy. Art can be a transformative power on one end and/or decorative on the other, dependent on the idea and its execution."
Born 1952 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Huerta received a BFA from the University of Houston and an MA from New Mexico State University, Albuquerque. His first solo exhibition was at the Galerie sur la Terre at the University of Houston in 1976. Since that time he has exhibited in both solo and group shows throughout the United States and the world. Other solo and group exhibitions include Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi; Dallas Visual Arts Center; University Museum, Arizona State University; Centro Cultural Tomasa Valdes, Mexico City; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia. Examples of his public art commissions can be found at the Richardson, Texas, DART Station and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. His work is held in the collections of the Albuquerque Museum of Art; American Airlines DFW Admirals Club; Anthony Foundation, Houston; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. Huerta currently resides in Arlington, Texas.
Brad Goldberg - Over the High Plains of Texas, 2005
(30 feet x 180 feet) This work consists of a unique colorful floor design created by the artist and fabricated by an artisan skilled in terrazzo installation.
"My work reflects a strong interest in archetypal forms, the cycles of nature, the evolution of technology and examines the metaphor of stone viewed within the span of geologic time while creating people-oriented community spaces. Within this framework, I strive to enrich each project with a sense of belonging to its context through beautiful objects imbued with meaning, sensitivity to scale, attention to craftsmanship and simple materials used with the evidence of the touch of the human hand."
Born 1954. Goldberg attended Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; and received a BFA in sculpture and bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island. His works can be viewed at the Iowa Labs Project, Des Moines, Iowa; “Living Room” Project for State of New Jersey 911 Police Headquarters Facility; Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Cotswold 2000 Project, Houston; Wichita Rail Corridor Project, Wichita, Kan.; and streetscape design project for Charlottesville, Virginia. Goldberg currently resides in Dallas, Texas.