The public art of Marek Walczak & Wes Heiss

CLAYTON COLE

The name of the neighborhood ahead of you is only clearly readable as you walk towards it. Otherwise, the piece looks like a jumble of forms. The texts cut into the sculpture create a variable piece that alters its meaning as you walk around it.

View to the Clayton neighborhood.

Plan showing the different views of the sculpture from different directions, each looking to a specific neighborhood around the park.

The text cut into the sculpture only becomes clear from 3 locations.

View to the Cole neighborhood.

The sculpture is an abstract jumble of letters from all but 3 locations.

A jumble of forms.


The commission was part of the Markers sculptures, but due to delays during Covid, was not installed.

Markers was commissioned by Denver Arts & Places, 2022