Client: City of Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Completion date: 2018
Artwork budget: $20,000
Project Team
Other
Friends of Nevada State Museum
Friends of Nevada State Museum Las Vegas
Artist
Aniko Doman
anikodoman.com
Public Art Agent
Rebecca Holden
City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs
Other
Dr. Neil Kelley
Vanderbilt University
Overview
One of two water-themed murals located at the Neonopolis Parking Garage in downtown Las Vegas. Entrance ramp, near the intersection of 4th and Fremont Streets. Overall size 160 feet long, 11 feet tall.
This mural is an imaginative glimpse into Nevada’s prehistoric past when half of the state was covered with ocean. The 40 foot-long marine reptile is a shonisaurus, inspired by a complete fossilized skeleton of the animal uncovered in Berlin, Nevada. Included in the underwater theme are three imagined prehistoric Vegas showgirls befitting the quirkiness of Neonopolis.
Goals
The mural was part of the facility's remodeling. This Downtown Las Vegas public parking garage is used annually by tens of thousands of out-of-state visitors and local residents.
Process
Scientific input for the animals was provided by the Friends of Nevada State Museum Las Vegas, and Dr. Neil Kelley, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University.
Additional Information
This public art project was commissioned by the City of Las Vegas.