LA: City of Angels (1993)
Cynthia Carlson
DESCRIPTION: station art consisting of an acrylic mural with 11 painted aluminum panels symbolizing individual angel wings
Carlson constructed eleven wings, each representing one of 11 Mexican, Native American, and African-American founding families and labeled with the names of angels from various religions. The wings hover over the blue and green California coastline depicted in the mural. The metaphorical references of each wing are:Ram'khastra: Angel of Rarified AirSui'el: Angel of EarthquakesMika'il: Angel of InsomniaGabriel: Angel of MercyJanax: Angel of MondaySut: Angel of LiesZahun: Angel of ScandalDagiel: Angel of FishSofiel: Angel of VegetablesRohab: Angel of the SeaNogah: Cools the Earth in Summer
Carlson constructed eleven wings, each representing one of 11 Mexican, Native American, and African-American founding families and labeled with the names of angels from various religions. The wings hover over the blue and green California coastline depicted in the mural. The metaphorical references of each wing are:Ram'khastra: Angel of Rarified AirSui'el: Angel of EarthquakesMika'il: Angel of InsomniaGabriel: Angel of MercyJanax: Angel of MondaySut: Angel of LiesZahun: Angel of ScandalDagiel: Angel of FishSofiel: Angel of VegetablesRohab: Angel of the SeaNogah: Cools the Earth in Summer
LOCATION: interior location: above escalators, west entrance, Metro Red Line Union Station, Union Station, 800 N. Alameda Street, El Pueblo, Los Angeles, California, USA