Art

One of the most important goals of Discovery Green was to incorporate art throughout the park. Park organizers, through generous donors and partners like the Houston Arts Alliance, have secured the works of many renowned national and local artists to enhance Discovery Green. Great care was taken to ensure the installations would be visually prominent yet at home in the park’s environs. 

Synchronicity of Color     Nationally acclaimed artist Margo Sawyer’s installation graces both exits of the underground garage, with accents at The Grove and The Lake House. The 151 panels hold 1,500 aluminum boxes in 65 colors. The paint on these boxes is also used in under water applications for oil rigs and was gifted by International Paint LLC. Some elements are kamelion car paint color and also Dicroic film, a new technology and application.  www.margosawyer.com  Listening Vessels     Sculptor Doug Hollis’ Listening Vessels, a gift from Maconda Brown O’Connor, sits in the midst of the Urban Gardens, an ideal setting for these serene and graceful pieces. The two parabolas, cut from solid limestone and spaced 60 feet apart, epitomize Hollis’ desire to call attention to events that are taken for granted, such as conversation. Visitors are intended to come across the vessels and gain an understanding of their function as they realize they can hear the words of another person speaking at a normal volume, a great distance away.  www.douglashollis.com   Mist Tree       Hollis also created the Mist Tree, a gift from Fayez Sarofirm, located next to the playground. The Mist Tree is a 15-foot-high-by-22-foot-wide stainless steel structure that is sited to attract people to the park. Visible from beyond the park’s boundaries, the rain curtain and mist streams generated by the tree will entice children and adults to refresh themselves in its delightful shower.   Monument Au Fantome - Jean DuBuffet   Jean DuBuffet’s iconic sculpture was originally created between 1969 and 1971 as part of the Hourloupe series. The sculpture features seven distinct elements made of painted fiberglass over a stainless steel armature. DuBuffet’s Art Brut style, intended to achieve immediacy and vitality of expression through the combination of unexpected media, is perfectly suited to a green space located in the heart of an urban setting. To learn more about the artist and his work, visit Fondation DuBuffet at www.dubuffet.com.   Art Carts   DRAGON FLY By Rebecca Bass            JADEE By Mark Bradford