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Photo Series Day Six: New Public Sculptures Coming to Downtown
Day six of our seven-part photo series offering a sneak peek of the new sculptures that will soon be installed around town, and a bit about the local artists that created them.
The City's Public Sculpture Committee, led by chairperson Suzanne Moshier, recently approved seven new sculptures to be installed downtown, that are being loaned to the City by local artists. The estimated value of the seven sculptures is around $70,000--that's $70,000 worth of free art, generously being donated to the City by local artists.
Public art is not new to Los Altos; the City has had a sculpture loan program in place for the past 20 years or so. Currently, there are 18 sculptures already in place around town, and with these new seven, Los Altos' count will increase by nearly 40 percent.
The sculptures are expected to be installed soon, in August or September. Six of the seven pieces will be placed in downtown intersections, and a seventh is slated for the corner of West Edith Avenue and Los Altos Avenue.
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Los Altos Patch is running a different photo each day for seven weekdays, to offer readers a sneak peek at the seven sculptures that will soon be gracing downtown, along with background information on the local artists who created them.
Sculpture #6: "Stellar Garden - Regrowth" by Andy Byrne
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Andy Byrne is well known in the California art world. In addition to displaying his works at the Los Altos Arts and Wine Show, he has been a part of other similar public shows in cities like Burlingame, Menlo Park, San Carlos and Saratoga, as well as high-profile shows like the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Beverly Hills' Affaire in the Gardens and the El Dorado Hills Art and Wine Affaire.
In addition to the other sculpture Byrne is providing for the new City installation project, called "Internal Structure," Byrne is loaning Los Altos the sculpture you see in the photo above, called "Stellar Garden - Regrowth." This sculpture measures 132 inches by 34 inches by 34 inches, and was crafted from both new and recycled steel, with powdered-coated steel.
"Stellar Garden - Regrowth" is slated for installation at the intersection of State and Second streets.
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