People's Bridge of the Sun - CODAworx

People’s Bridge of the Sun

Submitted by David Ocelotl

Client: Denver Arts & Venues, National Western Stock Show

Location: Denver, CO, United States

Completion date: 2022

Artwork budget: $1,500,000

Project Team

Community Engagement

El Laboratorio

Fabrication - Cement

ID Sculpture

Fabrication - Steel

Yeti Weurks

Creative Director/Artist

Ocelotl Studio

Bronze Fabrication

Lee West Studio

3D Modeling

Mowry Studio

Overview

This revolutionary public art space made of Cement, Bronze, Glass, Steel, Ceramic, bridges the past, present, and future in honor of all living things and as an eternal visual representation of human kindness.

Goals

My goal was to create an art installation that is inspiring, educational and uplifting in way that can be experienced by people of all ages, races, ethnicities, colors and spiritual backgrounds including those with developmental challenges.

Process

This process involved working with public art & design committees including artists, arts administrators, designers, architects, engineers, and urban planners. I also worked with many organizations to make sure that this art installation included social justice, equity, and created representation for multicultural and multiethnic communities. With the assistance of my community engagement team, I organized, facilitated and accomplished one of the most immersive and responsive community engagement projects in the history of Denver public art.

Additional Information

This revolutionary public art space bridges the past, present, and future in honor of all living things and as an eternal visual representation of human kindness. https://sites.google.com/view/two-bridges-denver/home