Prairie Reef by Erick Johnson | Stapleton Denver
Prairie Reef
Central Park Boulevard Median
Artist: Erick Johnson (Fort Collins, CO)
Commission: $150,000
Installed: 2010
This median project features a large composition of 20’ high kinetic steel prairie grass forms combined with calligraphic curvilinear lines depicting wind currents that swirl down from the continental divide. The tall, abstracted prairie grasses that are emblematic of this high plains country move in response to the wind. This artwork spans two medians and serves as a landmark for the southern entry to the Stapleton development.
