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DESCRIPTION: sculptural and ceramic tile installation on a multi-level site, consisting of
Bartels' stair tiles depict images from historic archival photographs of the area's early oil development. This sculpture is site 5 of Bartels' eight-site Brea Blackstone public art project along the Santa Fe Road bike and pedestrian path.
- four 9-foot high by 26-inch by 19-inch tapered columns faced with ceramic tile mosaic
- approx. 32 linear feet of photograph-imprinted ceramic tiles and terra cotta tiles mounted onto stair risers
Bartels' stair tiles depict images from historic archival photographs of the area's early oil development. This sculpture is site 5 of Bartels' eight-site Brea Blackstone public art project along the Santa Fe Road bike and pedestrian path.
LOCATION: northeast corner of E. Santa Fe Road and Tonner Ridge Drive, Brea, California, USA
DETAIL: historic photographs imprinted on tile
[BREA BLACKSTONE PROJECT STATEMENT]
BLACKSTONEBlackstone - where science, art, and history convergeBlackstone Art Project, created and designed by Marlo Bartels, takes youon a journey, perhaps it is your first or hundredth time, each time givingyou something more. As you walk along Blackstone's half a mile multi-usetrail you find yourself immersed in a towering oil derrick, larger than lifecacti, and within a single drop of water, each of the eight structural sitesbeautiful with its hand crafted tiles, interlaced together creating one of akind art and with an educational story. Find yourself in a variety ofcaptivating landscapes. Learning about what was and what is. Take a strollalong the Blackstone interpretive trail and discover nature, history and art.
Sculpture and design: Special thanks to:MARLO BARTELS Art crew: Steve Gaskey, Serge Armando,Laguna Beach, CA Joey Sammut, Marco Minaya, and Morgan LambCreated 2014-2017
BLACKSTONEBlackstone - where science, art, and history convergeBlackstone Art Project, created and designed by Marlo Bartels, takes youon a journey, perhaps it is your first or hundredth time, each time givingyou something more. As you walk along Blackstone's half a mile multi-usetrail you find yourself immersed in a towering oil derrick, larger than lifecacti, and within a single drop of water, each of the eight structural sitesbeautiful with its hand crafted tiles, interlaced together creating one of akind art and with an educational story. Find yourself in a variety ofcaptivating landscapes. Learning about what was and what is. Take a strollalong the Blackstone interpretive trail and discover nature, history and art.
Sculpture and design: Special thanks to:MARLO BARTELS Art crew: Steve Gaskey, Serge Armando,Laguna Beach, CA Joey Sammut, Marco Minaya, and Morgan LambCreated 2014-2017
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