I left Dallas Thursday on a direct flight back to Belize. It is good to be home. I had some time to spare at DFW Airport before the flight left, so I had a walk around Concourse D, the international concourse. They have commissioned some very nice public art for the airport and I discovered that Concourse D is the permanent home of some really cool floor medallions. The medallions, which are large at 20 feet in diameter, were each designed by a different Texas artist. I took photos of all the ones I saw on my nearly 2 mile walk along the concourse and back to my gate. The lighting was a challenge - glaring and reflective, but I think you will be able to get the idea.
Not my favorite, but fun never-the-less.
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| Linda Guy. "Dance! Don't Walk" 2005 |
It was so cool to watch this toddler stagger around this one, stopping to place its (boy or girl? - I couldn't tell) hand on each of the blue hands before running to the next one. I imagine the mom was happy to have her child so entertained while burning off some of that crazy kid energy.
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| Viola Delgado - Untitled, 2005 |
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| Couldn't find the artist or any information. |
I'm not sure what this one is and it is the only one I couldn't find any information on. I can see all sort of images in it ranging from animal totems to cityscapes. What do you see?
Not its real title, but I thought "Onion Rings" was fitting.
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| Jane Helslander "Floating in Space, a Waltz" 2005 |
This was the most difficult one to photograph. I hope you can see the mockingbird on the fruit tree. The Northern Mockingbird is the state bird of Texas.
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| Billy Hassell. "Early Morning Flight". 2005 |
I found this one very calming.
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| Ted Kincaid, Untitled, 2005 |
A lot going on in this one.
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| Beatrice Lebreton. "Celebration" 2005 |
I wish I had taken the time to explore all the airport orange-colored 3-letter designations in the yellow rectangles on this game board. You are supposed to be be able to get to DFW in the center from lots of other places.
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| Pamela Nelson. "Destination Game". 2005 |
Fantastic and fantastical horses in 3 colors - gold, blue, and red.
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| Richard Zapata. "The Highest Power". 2005 |
My favorite is this very peaceful depiction of a cypress swamp.
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| Arthello Beck. "Cypress Trees". 2005 |
I also saw this:
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| Wilma Lingle. "Airport Bathroom Selfie" 2022 |
The DFW website shows 2 other floor medallions that I didn't find and it doesn't show one of the ones above. I'll have to do more exploring next time. Which will be pretty soon. My procedure is scheduled for May 16.
