"Rider's Dream" (2003) by Michael Amescua

DESCRIPTION: Station art consisting of:

  • 10-foot "sun marker" sculpture
  • wall-mounted stenciled steel panels
  • stainless steel, enamel and ceramic tile wall medallions

Amescua's cut steel silhouettes are seen in platform canopies and decorative wall panels. They are designed to evoke the tradition of papel picado (decorative punched paper).
LOCATION: station platform, stairwell, and street-level entrance, Metro L Line (Gold), Allen Station, 395 N. Allen Ave., Pasadena, California, USA