A bit of Peace, Art and Shade Downtown Dallas!
There are three energetic and powerful modern sculptures in the park to experience. “Harrow”, “Journey to Sirius” and “Stele Gateway”.
I was drawn upon this park last Friday evening when I was Downtown at the Omni Hotel. What a wonderful surprise. Some of Dallas’s best sculptures and I didn’t even know it existed.
Lubben Plaza Park is home to public art that isn’t designed to remind you of local tragedies or city-founding frontiersmen, but is simply meant to beautify the area and provide visitors a focal point for serene contemplation.
Belo Corp. developed Lubben Plaza in 1985 to commemorate the centennial of the Dallas Morning News. It was given to the City of Dallas in honor of Belo’s long-time employees, past and present.
It is named for John F. Lubben and his son Joseph A. Lubben, who together completed 101 years of combined service to the Company.
Belo commissioned three Texas artists to produce the sculptures installed there.
The big ridged steel cone in the sand is called “Harrow.” Created by Linnea Glatt, the sculpture actually is in motion right now – very, very slow motion. So slow that the motorized cone takes 24 hours to make one complete revolution around the perimeter. If you have a lazy afternoon in Dallas coming up, watch the artwork gradually harrow fresh tracks in the sand.
The two large slanting steel installations standing in the bed of black rock is a piece called “Journey to Sirius,” which was created by artist George Smith. It takes its inspiration from the art created by the Dogon people native to Mali. The opposing steel structures are meant to represent the cliffs where the Dogon live and make their traditional art.
Also located in the park is the Egyptian-style portal by Jesus Bautista Moroles called “Stele Gateway,” inscribed with abstract illustrations communicating a theme of communal bonding.
Enjoy!!!
