Modulated 32 (#1) & Modulated 32 (#2), Andrew Huffman, 2020
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In 2018 we began working with Continuum Partners to develop a vision for the art programming for their redevelopment project at 9th Ave & Colorado Blvd in Denver, CO. This redevelopment project reintegrates the former 26-acre University of Colorado School of Medicine campus into the surrounding neighborhood fabric by blending apartments and townhomes with retail, offices and new public green spaces.
For Block 4 Denver-based painter Andrew Huffman was commissioned to create two paintings that would serve as focal points on the exterior of the parking garage at Albion St and 9th Pl. Choosing his color palate carefully, Huffman created two striking, bold, patterned, geometric compositions that draw attention to the North and East entrances of the parking garage. Modulated 32 (#1) & Modulated 32 (#2) both employ the same pentagonal tessellation pattern and color palates but differ in the placement of the colors, creating a visual conversation between the two compositions as you round the corner of the building. The works are named for the 32 colors used in each composition. To scale the work properly for the site Huffman created the two paintings at 1/12 the scale of the final printed Structurflex panels which measure 47’ 1” x 32’ (North) and 49’ 1” x 40’ 11” (East).
We completed two additional exterior art projects for Block 7 of this campus with former Denver-based artist Daisy Patton, entitled Untitled (Picnic with Flowers), and Denver-based artist Kevin Sloan, entitled The Mischief Makers.
Rendering and site plan courtesy of Continuum Partners. Original artwork photography courtesy of the artist Andrew Huffman. Select images courtesy of Werk Creative.
