Desert Splendor
In "Desert Splendor," Diaz's intention is to bring nature to an urban environment, creating a beacon for Tucsons desert community. The usage of trees as a focal point surrounded by a sinuous shape representing movement is symbolic of a revitalized Downtown Tucson streetscape and its ever-changing vibrancy, or the flow of a river or path symbolic of the flow of pedestrians, cyclists, cars, trains, and buses, which pass through this busy intersection.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Downtown
Collection(s): City of Tucson
Funding: Park Wise
Artist(s): Daniel M Diaz
Daniel M Diaz, Desert Splendor, 2011.
Working as a counterpart to the facade of the existing builing, artist Daniel M. Diaz's work plays upon ideas of nature being represented in the city environment. Working with water-jet-cut steel and acrylic, Diaz depicts a tree as a focal point with a series of intricate designs encompassing the central design to convey movement.
Dimensions: 24'h x 48'w x .25'
Address: 345 E. Congress (SE corner of 4th Avenue Underpass)
