Star Maker

In a collaborative effort, Johnson created the natural stone courtyard, seating, and pedestal for the silicone bronze work created by Caravaglia. The native Utah stone interacts well with the environment while the bronze sculpture took the biological and life science portion of the project into a deeper spiritual and mystic representation.The environmental portion of the work, gravitates to the intimate nature of the site, adding volume and mass,supportive and consistent, with the overall scheme of things. The environmental sculpture uses a combination of paving stones, landscape rock, and a terracing element in concrete arranged to act as a transitional blend from the lower sidewalk and linking up with the main focal point. The geometrically cut granite rocks provide the viewer with seating creating an interactive plaza-type environment with the figurative statue at the center.

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