Chicago Public Art

I went to the following six Chicago public art attractions on Friday, and it was a really nice sunny day.  I enjoyed walking around in the loop exploring the public art.  It was a great experience.  Some of it I've already seen, and some of it I saw for the first time.

 This is Crown Fountain by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.  The fountain consists of two-foot glass block towers at each end of a reflection pool.  It's located in Millennium Park.

 

 

This is the Chicago Vietnam Memorial, design by Ross, Barney & Jankowski.  The memorial is constructed of black granite and lists nearly 3,000 Illinois veterans who were killed in the Vietnam War.

 

This is the Chicago Picasso, designed by Pablo Picasso.  The Picasso is one of the most famous works of public art in the Loop. The sculpture was built on August 15, 1967, is about 50 feet tall, weighing 162 tons and made of “Cor -Ten” steel.  The sculpture has been compared to a woman’s head and other creatures.

 

 

This is called Four Seasons by Russian artist Marc Chagall.  This mosaic sculpture is about 70 feet long and 14 feet high.  It shows six scenes about Chicago and it’s located in Exelon Plaza. 

 

This is the Flamingo created by American artist Alexander Calder.  The sculpture weighs 50 tons, is composed of steel and is vermilion in color.  Calder was commissioned to design the sculpture because of his well-established international reputation.  Calder gave the sculpture its color, which has come to be called "Calder red," to offset it from the black and steel surroundings of nearby office buildings.

 

 

Eye is a new art installation created by Chicago artist Tony Tasset. The sculpture is a gigantic three-story eyeball.