Neighborhood Epic
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Title
Neighborhood Epic
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Artist
Robert "Bob" Luna
Martha Keating
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Location
I-25 sound barrier, between Inca Street and Navajo Street
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Neighborhood
Highland
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Year
1993
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Artwork Type
Mosaics
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Material
ceramic tile
What People Are Saying
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9 people say Photogenic
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5 people say Thought Provoking
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4 people say Interactive
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1 people say Family Friendly
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1 people say Love it
About This Piece
“Neighborhood Epic”, an ambitious series of ten tile mosaics, is an offshoot of the 20th Street Viaduct construction project. The pieces tell the story–both humorously and beautifully–of Highlands, from the Cretaceous era through the future. Each central mural incorporates lively images from the Highlands neighborhood: outlaw bikers, Amato lawn sculpture, Day of the Dead parades, even the soaring architecture of the Central Platte revitalization plan, including a riverside Elitch’s roller coaster. Broad borders around each mural contain thousands of unique tiles hand-painted in marathon sessions by hundreds of Highlands residents. Students from the Lower Highlands area, Metro Denver and Boulder were involved. 2,500 students, seniors, artists and the general public glaze painted the border tiles. All participants learned something about the neighborhood.
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