The Big Eye

New York may be the Big Apple, but it seems Dallas is getting a big eye.

More to come as I find out what it's for (other than art).

Underground Archeology

At the tail end of one of the tunnels is some "urban archeology" decorating the entrance by the escalators. Whoever did the design had a good sense of humor as everything is made to look like fossils made from found materials. Of course, given that the building above is boarded up and vacant, the fossils seem even more appropriate. The whole area should be lit up, but it's not, giving the dark area a slightly eerie feel.

The area is accessible from the escalators in the boarded up building at roughly 1500 Pacific Ave across from Thanksgiving Square. The other way would be from the entrance in Thanksgiving Square and head towards the yellow, yes, bright yellow, bricks.

The flash washes out just how dark this area is.
You can see the spot lights in the ceiling are all off.

The "artsy" fossil with metal bone spiral

A metal "snake"

The Gift of Life (or Art)

Situated at the main entrance to the Dallas Museum of Art (and its underground parking garage) is a large glass mosaic. The mosaic is 12 feet high and spans an impressive 60 feet in width.

The mosaic, entitled Genesis, the Gift of Life, was created by Miguel Covarrubias as a commission by Peter and Waldo Stewart for the Stewart Building in 1954.  It was moved to the DMA and restored in the early 1990s.

More information on the piece and the artist is available from the DMA Connect website.