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Description:
A steel and stone
monolith sculpture by artist
Mark
Bayless makes a striking presentation in front of
All State Storage. The base of the arch contains petroglyph-inspired
markings. The steel arc itself is composed of three Desert Bighorn
Sheep, that is, three rams with their long legs and long horns.
Funding:
This project is funded by the individual developer as a requirement
of Tempe's Art in Private Development Ordinance.
Artist
biography: For
the last 20-plus years Mark Bayless has pursued his interest in the
arts while working full-time in numerous occupations, obtaining a
college degree, creating and displaying his art and rearing a
family. His professional background includes architectural design,
building construction, stained glass studio owner, interior
designer, artist and environmental consultant. In the field of art,
he has worked in several mediums, including stained glass, painting,
print making, ceramics, wood carving, wood sculpture and stone and
steel sculpture. His work is has been displayed in more than 25 art
galleries and shops in Washington, California, Nevada, Utah, New
Mexico and Arizona. He
is self-employed as an environmental consultant and an artist. He
works on private commissions and also sells his artwork in gift
stores and galleries. In 2005, he began working on a series of
paintings inspired by, but not replicating, petroglyph motifs:
re-translating these images in paint on canvas, taking liberties
with both color and form.
Artist
statement:
In the same
manner as ancient artists and shamans articulated and modified
images and concepts of the tangible and intangible world, Mark
Bayless exaggerates, re-defines and re-interprets ancient symbols
and glyphs.
Tempe's Art in Private Development 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. |
