The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and the Riverfront Park Community Foundation are pleased to announce the dedication of a new public artwork, “The Red Forest,” by Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. Now installed at the base of the Millennium Bridge ’s west plaza at 16th St. and Little Raven St., the sculpture will be dedicated a week from today (Wednesday, September 8) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The dedication and artist talk are free and open to the public, but you have to RSVP in advance, as space is limited. To RSVP, contact Mary Valdez at mary.valdez@denvergov.org or 720-865-4313.
“The Red Forest” was funded by the Riverfront Park Community Foundation, with DOCA overseeing the artist selection process. Dimopoulos describes the work this way:
The Red Forest is a dynamic sculpture that uses color, vertical forms, the natural environment, repetition of form and the imagination of the viewer to transform a site and echo an organic, primordial past.
The Red Forest is also a changing work, from upright, orderly serenity to gently pulsing abstraction when moved by the wind. The reeds move together to form transitory patterns then separate and open up to reveal new aspects of the sculpture. People can move freely around the sculpture to enjoy the reflective and mesmeric nature of the work.
