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"The stations become front doors to a community, creating
a first impression or a sense of place," says DART architect
Steven Bourn. "That's why the neighborhood committees
are so integral to the art and design process. We want to
make sure that the station reflects the community in which
it exists; that this is 'their station."'Art in its Simplest Forms
Even the basic station components - canopies,
columns, pavers, windscreens, fencing and
landscaping - become a palette for art and designelements.
Each committee works within a finite budget that can be used to upgrade standard
finishes and materials, integrate artwork or create site specific art installations. Frequently
columns are clad in tile, masonry or stucco; platform pavers are used to create mosaic-like
patterns; or the landscaping may become the focus. Some committees dedicate most of
their budgets to signature art commissions.Occasionally, the station itself provides an opportunity for art. For example, on the Green
Line's aerial stations, engineering and design were married in futuristic crescent-shaped
power poles that are as much sculptural as they are functional.Painting the Town Green
Although each station's art and design has many aspects,
one element usually stands out as the signature feature.
From the station artist's paintings, Pleasant Grove-based
Dal-Tile created six stunning 9-foot diameter medallions in
mosaic tile for the platform of the Lake June Station that
celebrate pioneer-era farming and agricultural symbols.At Bachman Station, a photographic image of a 1911 picnic
at Bachman Lake is displayed on one side of accordion-
folded windscreens. On the opposite side, modern-day
members of the community are posed in the exact composition of the historic photo.On the concourse level of the elevated Inwood/Love Field Station, platform pavers create a maze in
the abstracted shape of a brain, representing the path to knowledge.At Hatcher Station to the southeast, a "community quilt"
mural covers a screen wall with original drawings by
neighborhood schoolchildren depicting the area's history.a(~
At night, a boldly-colored spiraling sculpture at the entrance
of the North Carrollton/Frankford Station is illuminated like a
beacon, while the columns of the Burbank Station glow as colored lights shine through perforated
metal.
These are just a few of the inspiring works you can discover on a tour of the new Green Line.-- 30 --
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Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark. Green Line creates new wing of growing public art gallery, text, November 29, 2010; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1226696/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).