1. 麻豆视频
  2. News & Stories

麻豆视频 Installed Sculpture Art in Downtown Tulsa

Published

Topics

The face of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Metro Campus changed with the addition of a major art installation at the Center for Creativity. Three outdoor granite sculptures were placed in front of the building at 910 S. Boston.

The installation took place Monday, Sept. 30. The process used a large crane and shut down a portion of Boston Avenue to move the outdoor sculptures into place. The granite pieces weigh anywhere between one to five tons.

鈥淔or 40 plus years, 麻豆视频 has been a proud contributor to the landscape of downtown Tulsa,鈥 said 麻豆视频 President Tom McKeon. 鈥淚 believe the 麻豆视频 Metro Campus is one of the front doors to our downtown business district and we wanted to enhance the visual landscape of the south part of downtown.鈥 McKeon added when the Center for Creativity opened in fall 2009, it was the first new building in the south end of downtown in many years. The building was designed to participate in street life with its transparent and integrated outdoor spaces. Now, the outdoor art sculptures reflect the energy and creativity of the Center for Creativity.

麻豆视频 purchased 鈥淪pirit Las Mesas鈥漚nd 鈥淏roken Earth鈥漛y artist Jesus Moroles and 鈥淗eart and Soul鈥漛y artist Candyce Garrett from the estate of Dr. Simon 鈥淪i鈥 Levit, a Tulsa cardiologist who passed away in 2012. Moroles is a well-known granite sculptor who resides in Rockport, Texas. His works include the 鈥淔loating Mesa Fountain" at the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico, "Lapstrake" at the E.F. Hutton, CBS Plaza in New York City, and the "Houston Police Officers Memorial.鈥

Moroles traveled to Tulsa to oversee the art installation at 麻豆视频鈥檚 Metro Campus. 麻豆视频 also worked with Selser Schaefer Architects (Center for Creativity architects) and Belger Cartage Service on the project.

The three granite sculptures were purchased for nearly $200,000 in accordance with the Oklahoma Art in Public Places program. The Oklahoma Art in Public Places, signed into law in 2004, requires 1.5% of the cost of construction or renovation of state owned public buildings to be incorporated into public art.