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Description:
The sculptural bike rack, designed to replicate a Monopoly
board, is made up of six bike racks or
game squares representing the color-coded spaces on a Monopoly
board; orange, red, purple, green, yellow
and blue. Each vertically placed, u-shaped piece contains a
horizontal painted metal insert in the upper register of the piece.
The lower registers of each rack remain vacant. The multi-colored
racks are positioned at a right angle. The word “Go”
is placed in front of the sculpture as is a pair of dice. A
diamond-shaped “Free Parking” sign with an image of a bicycle also
rests near the racks.
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:
Tomassini has designed three other bike racks, located near downtown
Tempe. Her work was featured in the 1999 Arizona Biennial,
the Tucson Museum of Art’s juried exhibition that takes place every
other year.
Artist Statement:
Not available.
The Tempe public art program is managed by city
of Tempe Cultural Services staff
with input from the Tempe Municipal Arts Commission, a 15-member,
mayor-appointed advisory board.
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