The American sculptor, Luis Jimenez, worked for 15 years to create the horse, which he simply named “Mustang” . Yet, he did not live to see it installed this year in Denver. In 2006, a large piece of Mustang slid from a hoist and pinned him against a steel beam, killing him. The sculpture was then finished by his son.
Hultin and her supporters view the sculpture as “fiendish” and “heinous”. However, their appreciation -- or should I say lack thereof -- of Blue Mustang does not position well with what Jimenez intended the sculpture to represent. After all, Jimenez desired for Blue Mustang to represent the spirit of Denver-- a vision that is supported by airport officials and the director of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. In fact, Erin Trapp-- the director-- has stated that the sculpture will not be able to be removed until 2013 due to a city policy that protects commissioned installations like Blue Mustang.
The sculpture was commissioned in 1992. Luis Jimenez was allocated $300,000 in funding. However, the cost of creating and stalling the controversial sculpture doubled before it was unveiled to the public in 2008. It was finished by the artists sons-- Adan and Orion Jimenez. Needless to say, Rachel Hultin and her supporters may try to press on the issue regardless of city policy.
Looks rather absurd to me. Like something that belongs in Las Vegas or a theme park but has incongruously ended up in the utilitarian space of an airport.
EddieZilker
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Looks rather absurd to me. Like something that belongs in Las Vegas or a theme park but has incongruously ended up in the utilitarian space of an airport.
Have you been to DIA? It puts Chicago's Airport to shame in architecture.
MrJiveBoJingles
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Originally posted by EddieZilker
Have you been to DIA? It puts Chicago's Airport to shame in architecture.
Maybe so, but that does not really make random sculptures of Egyptian gods and giant blue horses any less silly.
Ygrene
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The sculpture was then finished by his son.
I just know he wanted to turn it into a sculpture of an Elmer's bottle.
EddieZilker
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Maybe so, but that does not really make random sculptures of Egyptian gods and giant blue horses any less silly.
You should see some of the artwork hanging on the walls. I don't know if it's still there but some of it was kind of scary - stuff you don't want your child walking by like an abstract skeleton in uniform wielding a sword. Quite apocalyptic.
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Halcyon+On+On
Yeah, the horse is ing hideous. I kind of want to tag it, but there's really no way to make it worse than it already is.
LAdazeNYnights
denver always used to be my favorite airport to fly into or out of when my dad would take us skiing as kids
Ygrene
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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
denver always used to be my favorite airport to fly into or out of when my dad would take us skiing as kids
And now it's not your favorite because you aren't a skiing kid anymore? That's bull man. :mad:
idoru
Denver's airport is alright, but the horse is so ing ugly in person.
wing
indeed EddieZilker the murals are something. i found this video to be quite interesting(a woman who elaborates on the murals and the airport itself)
FuzzQi
Some people reckon there's a subterranean alien base underneath it and their proof is that the barbed wire on the fences face inward.... not outward.
