The Bee Way
Artist: Foster Willey
Shops at The West End, St. Louis Park, MN, 2009
Sculpture plaza commissioned by the City of St. Louis Park, Duke Realty and Anderson Real Estate
Wind-activated, artist-welded aluminum tube kinetic sculptures on turntable bearing plates
Precast concrete columns with cast relief designs and inset terra cotta
Precast concrete benches with laser-cut, powder coated steel wings, inset bronze skateboard stoppers
LED lighting
Plaza dimensions 66’ long x 33’ wide, 21’ height of tallest column with kinetic sculpture atop
Lighting Consultant: Schuler Shook
Structural Engineer: Mattson Macdonald Young
Facilitated by Forecast Public Art
Photography by Jerry Mathiason
Images courtesy of Foster Willey Sculpture LLC