Creating Beautiful Public Art Spaces That Create a Sense of Place With Purpose
With their extensive professional experience and skill-set, Innovative Public Art Group brings a comprehensive approach to design, fabricate and install monumental iconic, landmark public artworks in excess of $1,000,000 that support the visual branding of their clients, create delightful encounters for visitor and establish a sense of place.
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Artist: Lloyd Goradesky
Website: www.LetLOVEGuideYourWay.com
Medium: Steel, Bearing Mechanism
Dimensions: 1500 pound free-standing 16-foot tall functioning weathervane that features a 15.5-foot rotating-circumference kinetic wind vane or Cupid’s Arrow
Budget: Privately funded
Year Completed: 2018
Location: Dewie Park, Boynton Beach, FL
Description: Public Art–The kinetic sculpture is a highlight of the 2019 Biennial International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium on display for public viewing from 2018 through 2019 in Boynton Beach, FL
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Artist: Lloyd Goradesky
Title: Gator in the Bay: Gator Underway
Website: www.GatorintheBay.com
Medium: Recycled, junkyard, and landfill material with used steel built on an eco-friendly barge
Dimensions: 36’ x 55’ x 288’
Price: $1,000,000
Year Completed: 2013
Primary Discipline: Public Art
Art in Public Places: No
Location: Since 2015, it became an international travelling exhibit including Naples, Italy; Frankfort, Germany; and Basel, Switzerland.
Description: ‘Gator in the Bay’ is a 33,000 pound alligator the size of a football field that floats. The head is a 3-story steel sculpture built on a barge using recycled junkyard materials. The upper jaw, attached to the boom of a crane, opens and closes. The body is a photomosaic created with 380,000 images printed on 104 individual Floating Art Tiles, a medium invented by Goradesky. Each Floating Art Tile has over 3,000 unique images of the Everglades, each the size of a postage stamp, that creates the illusion of the alligator body. The head/upper jaw was featured during Art Basel Miami-2012; entire piece was featured in Art Basel Miami-2013.
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Artist: Lloyd Goradesky
Title: The Welcome Beacon for Art Week Visitors 2018
Website: www.TheParasolProject.com
Medium: 155 Very Large Parasols
Dimensions: 120’ x 120’ x 100’
Price: $350,000
Year to be Completed: 2018
Primary Discipline: Public Art
Art in Public Places: No
Location: South Shore Hospital, 500 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida
Artist Statement: “An unfinished building is like a vase without flowers.”
Description: 155 large round and rectangular parasols simulating ‘flowers’ morphed into Morse Code dots and dashes conveying messages to viewers that translate to “Welcome” on the building’s South Side and “We Love You” on the building’s North Side, beautifying a dilapidated building.
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Artist: Lloyd Goradesky
Title: Chabad Chayil Synagogue
Medium: A building using glass creating the illusion of an open book
Dimensions: 44’ x 180’ x 65’
Price: $5,000,000
Year to be Completed: 2019
Primary Discipline: Architecture, Glass, Lighting
Art in Public Places: No
Location: Aventura, Florida
Description: Chabad Chayil Synagogue incorporates Goradesky’s unique glass and lighting techniques to create the welcoming illusion of an open prayer book. The project is a 4 year project that will cost in excess of $5,000,000.00. Goradesky is the Project’s Artist, Creator and Coordinator.
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Artist: Lloyd Goradesky
Title: The Gator Sleeps at Night
Medium: Large Scale Art Piece
Dimensions: 36’ x 55’ x 288’
Price: $1,000,000
Year Completed: 2014
Primary Discipline: Public Art
Art in Public Places: No
Location: South Florida (from Ft Lauderdale to Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida) Currently travelling Internationally.
Description: The image captures the Gator in the Bay: the World’s Largest Alligator overlooking Miami Beach at night. A unique marine lighting system was developed to illuminate the illusion of the of the alligator’s scales. The Floating Art Tiles become individual silhouettes and sparkle at night.
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Artist: Phoenix Marks
Title: Utility Box Wrap
Medium: Photography Wrap on Outdoor Wrap
Dimensions: 56″ x 37″ x 26″
Price: $400
Year Completed: 2017
Primary Discipline: Photography
Art in Public Places: Yes
Location: NE 38 Street and NE 6 Avenue
Public Art Program: City of Oakland Park
Description: One of three of my works selected for Oakland Park Utility Wrap Project.
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Artist: Phoenix Marks
Title: Inside Out-Broward 100 Main Library
Medium: Photography
Dimensions: 60″ x 36″ x 0″, each photograph
Price: $3,000
Year Completed: 2015
Primary Discipline: Photography
Art in Public Places: Yes
Location: Broward County – 4 locations
Public Art Program: Broward 100 Inside Out Project
Description: Photographed more than 500 people in Broward County at four locations: Main Library, Broward Government Center (Human Rights Board), 13th Street Central City Alliance & H.O.M.E.S. Group-two times), Annabel C. Perry Elementary; Part of Broward County’s 100th Anniversary Celebration
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Artist: Phoenix Marks
Title: Project COAT Mural by Bikismo – Chrome Mouse
Medium: Spray Paint on Exterior Wall
Dimensions: 16’ x 40’ x 0’
Price: $50,000
Year Completed: 2017
Primary Discipline: Public Art
Art in Public Places: Yes
Location: MASS ART District 820 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Public Art Program: Project COAT
Description: President-Phoenix: Managed non-profit that organized first ever curated international muralist project predominantly in Fort Lauderdale, FL featuring 5 renown international and 3 locally accomplished muralists. Mission: use power of art to transform community and economy in blighted neighborhoods.
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Artist: Twyla Gettert
Title: Geometrics (4 Paintings)
Medium: Acrylic/Canvas
Dimensions: 84″ x 144″ x 2″
Year Completed: 2010
Primary Discipline: Painting
Art in Public Places: No
Description: MCI, Inc. Building, St. Louis, MO. Custom paintings. Commissioned by building architect for Lobby installation. (Photo provided by client)
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Artist: Twyla Gettert
Title: Fiber Optics Series (Triptych 4′ x 6′ ea. canvas)
Medium: Acrylic/Canvas
Dimensions: 48″ x 216″ x 2″
Year Completed: 2010
Primary Discipline: Painting
Art in Public Places: No
Description: Paintings on canvas -MCI, Inc. Building;St. Louis, MO; Site-specific work commissioned by Architect. Total Triptych size is 48″ x 216″. (Photo provided by client.) ________________________________________________________________________________________
Artist: Twyla Gettert
Title: Journeys I, II, (Diptych) 5’x15′ ea.
Medium: Sculptural Painting/Jute-back Canvas, Wood
Dimensions: 5’ x 30’ x 15″
Year Completed: 2009
Primary Discipline: Painting
Art in Public Places: No
Description: 2 commissioned paintings for NaBanco Corporation, Executive Floor. Plantation, Florida 2009. 60′ of canvas with a 6′ height was painted to create this sculptural effect that reduced down to 2 sculptural 5’x15′ artworks. Three other works by artist placed in this corporate collection. (Photo provided by client)