(Ilana Spector) The monumental sculpture, called “Cyclisk,” has been installed on a streetcorner in Santa Rosa, California.
California Artists Build Obelisk Out of Bicycles
SEPTEMBER 08, 2010Dylan F. Tweney, Wired
Northern California artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector built a 65-foot-tall, 10,000-pound obelisk out of around 340 bicycles — and one tricycle.The $37,000 piece was built with funds from Nissan, which is building a $3.7 million dealership in the city. Santa Rosa’s “1% for art” law dictates that 1% of major construction projects be devoted to public art.Read the story: www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/
