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The artist has a very specific role in the creation of public spaces, often expressing the community's ideas about the improvement or facility through various perspectives, values, or sense of place. As a contemporary artist specializing in public art, it is our role to discern what is meaningful to a specific community and to express this meaning in conjunction with our aesthetic approach, through materials and design that contributes to the overall design and use of a public space.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Northside
Collection(s): Pima County
Funding: Department of Transportation
Artist(s): Susan Gamble (Santa Theresa Tile Works)
Susan Gamble (Santa Theresa Tile Works), Untitled, 2003.
Drawing inspiration from the bloom cycle of the agave, artist Susan Gamble of Santa Theresa Tile Works created four unique works to represent the varying stages of the plant's lifecycle. Working with steel and ceramics, Gamble depicts the silhouette of the agave in steel with variegated colored tile-work to simulate the Sonoran sunrise.
Address: Sunrise Drive: Swan Road to Craycroft Road
