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Description:
Welded steel and exterior enamel paint represent vines, leaves and
flowers. Tempe’s goal with its Artist
Designed Transit Shelters is to encourage people to use the public
transportation by making it attractive, innovative and functional.
Funding:
The project was funded through city of Tempe Capital Improvement
Project Percent for Art funds made available through the Tempe
Transit Tax.
Artist biography:
Joe
Tyler received his BS in Horticulture from Arizona State University.
He earned his Masters of Environmental Horticulture at ASU in 1974.
Tyler’s works can be seen all over Arizona, as well as in Germany,
Japan, California, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada. Tyler has received
many awards for his work and has held several professional positions
in the field of horticulture. He has created public art for the
cities of Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tucson and Yuma and art for
major business corporations.
Artist statement:
La Sombra is Spanish for “The Shade.” My
design for this transit shelter was inspired by the challenges of
the location. University Drive was narrowed to create a more
pedestrian-friendly environment, causing limited space for the new
transit shelter. The area needed to include the required amount of
seating and shade despite the space constraints of the sidewalk. |
