Earth and Beyond - Lewisville, TX
N 33° 02.789 W 096° 59.803
14S E 687056 N 3658223
"Earth and Beyond" is the City of Lewisville's first public art work, an interesting and slightly abstract sculpture of a flower in front of the Medical Center Lewisville Grand Theater at the corner of W Main and N Charles Streets.
Waymark Code: WM130GP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2020
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Daren Fagan lives in nearby Highland Village, and much of his work -- some gracing his front yard -- is drawn from scrap and recycled metal. After being commissioned to do this piece, he drew inspiration from the purple bird on the City of Lewisville's emblem (which is itself inspired by the area's purple martins), as well as the flora and colors from across the street in Wayne Ferguson Plaza. "Earth and Beyond" was dedicated on Saturday, April 14, 2018, as part of the city's annual ColorPalooza festival, and a video of its unveiling and its motion is available at the link below. It stands 19' tall and 10' wide, weighing nine hundred pounds, on an 8' tall Corten base decorated with four glass mosaic tiles. Those tiles were a collaboration between Fagen and the Visual Art League, with some public contributions, and the base will oxidize over time to add natural reds, oranges, and yellows to the piece. The stainless steel leaves move independently of each other, and the sculpture is topped by a fixed 5' tall purple bud.
A bronze plaque is in front of the sculpture, listing its major donor-sponsors -- the Greater Lewisville Arts Alliance and the Lakeside Arts Foundation were the key players -- with a few other credits, and it reads:
Earth and Beyond
Designed by Daren Fagan, Artist
Installed April 2018
Dedicated to Jim Wear
Lewisville's first Arts Center Manager
Title of Piece: Earth and Beyond
Artist: Daren Fagan
Material/Media: Stainless steel (sculpture); Corten steel and glass (base)
Date of Creation or Placement: 4/14/2018
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Medical Center Lewisville - Grand Theater
Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]
Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: [Web Link]
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