DESCRIPTION: 20-foot high by 18-foot diameter polychrome steel and concrete sculpture in a spiral form showing the word "Placentia" on its east and west sides, including:
spiral-design rock and plant landscaping
p.m. lighting
Garten's sculpture and landscape installation was designed to highlight the entrance to Placentia and be visible to daytime and nighttime street and freeway traffic. It serves as a sculptural City of Placentia location monument sign, showing the Placentia name in a colorful spiral design.
This $1.6 million public art project was sponsored by the CalTrans Clean California Initiative.
LOCATION: on-ramp area west of the Orange 57 Freeway on the north side of Orangethorpe Avenue, 545 W. Orangethorpe Avenue, Placentia, California, USA