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Backyard Adventure

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Carol Ricks

Bad Egg

Category: Indoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel and Dana Shadid Artist bio: Kimber Fiebiger creates bronze sculptures that range from fun and whimsical, to classical and contemporary. She lives in Minneapolis yet her sculptures have been sold all over the country where she has won numerous awards. Besides being a fabulous sculptor, Kimber has created a home/gallery/studio that will amaze and intrigue you upon viewing. Ask anyone who drives by her Gallery at E Franklin and S 31st Avenues. Her building has been described as having the artful complexity of Spanish designer Antonie Gaudi combined with the surreal nature of Pablo Picasso. Her recent outdoor landscape brings to mind playful images of Dr. Seuss and the imagination of Lewis Carroll.

Balance

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel Shadid Artist bio: My work is conceptual. I begin each piece with a question, usually related to human roles or relationships. I examine myths, symbols, and the origins of how we define ourselves. Sometimes, my work takes me deep into personal experience as I try to understand events in my life. Other times, my work requires me to be more academic. I study history, philosophy, religion and the origin of words to understand the things that have shaped me. I do not believe that art is merely a reflection of what we see in the world. Instead, for me, art is a process of discovery where the work teaches me as much as I shape it. If a topic is worthy as a subject, I know little about it, even as it creates a deep emotional response in me. I try to explore what I do not know, seeking to give form and voice to the thing in each of us that is silent and tantric.

Balanced Objectives

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Description coming soon!

Barry Hill Soccer Memorial

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

Privately Owned

Barry Switzer

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

Barry Switzer is 1 of 3 statues created as a dedication to the University of Oklahoma Football Coach.

Baseman

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Baseman is 1 of many bike racks that are a part of a larger series designed to show Norman’s unique aesthetic and cultural identity.

Beacon

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Bruce White’s work is typically a unique balance between ancient symbolism and contemporary science. Recently, his tall columnar forms, like “Beacon”, gain their supporting strength through surface geometry rather than internal framing. During the day, “Beacon” reflects the bright Oklahoma sun off its different angles and shapes and then is lit internally during the night. “Beacon” is located at the Mat Hoffman Action Sports Park in Oklahoma City, which was just named one of the Top 10 Action Sports Parks in the nation by “The 10 Best of Everything Families: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers.”

Belly Dancer

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with OnCue Artist bio: As a sculptor, I consistently return to the original education I received from my father who said that sculpture is first and foremost about shape and form. All shapes in nature are beautiful by themselves without personality or story line, so when you look at my work I want you to be inspired to explore these forms by touching the smooth surfaces and curved lines of the bronze. It’s from these interactive shapes that expressive personalities, anthropomorphic traits and wider concepts begin to emerge. While bronze is often translated into static objects, I want my work to express more than a single form. After I sculpt a piece I step back from that object and see a spirit or intelligence existing within the work, one that my collectors can relate to as an emotion we feel as human beings, from playful curiosity to quiet contemplation. The greatest award I’ve received as an artist is the personal connection I’ve established with my collector base and the opportunity to witness their emotional responses to my sculptures. I thrive on curious play and exploration in the studio and my collectors enable me to continuously make new developments, concepts and ideas for my work as I continue to grow as an artist.

Best Friends

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Dan and Barbra Cunningham and friends of Tye Cunningham Artist bio: I grew up just outside of Denver, Colorado, and first became interested in art as a career in junior high school. I pictured myself as a oil painter in a beautiful studio painting grand landscapes. Fast forward a couple of decades – after attending Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, first as a biology major and then as an art major. I met a cute red headed girl at that time and she ended up becoming my wife in fairly short order. Yea! Charlie Brown does win sometimes! After our senior year (I left a few classes short of graduating) we moved to Loveland, Colorado, where my family was living. I worked for a few years casting plaster sculptures that were sold in gift stores throughout the country. My interest was piqued and I got to know some of the prominent sculptors that were getting the Loveland sculpture phenomenon rolling. With their encouragement I started sculpting the human figure – mostly children. By that time I was supporting my family as a interior trim carpenter during the day and working on my sculptures in the evening. I was blessed to get into some great galleries, and in pretty short order I was able to support my wife and four children, as a bronze sculptor. (Somewhere in there I did end up earning my bachelor of fine art degree – my mother and grandmother were pleased to no end. Never mind that I was already fortunate enough to be making a living as an artist.) By that time my work branched out to include depictions of all walks and ages of people. The figure in motion was my favorite theme, but I started getting commissions for a wide variety of placements, both public and private, many of them life size or larger. And more and more I was working with people who lost loved ones. Often these memorials were challenging because of the circumstances surrounding the losses. But I always felt honored to be chosen to help in the healing process. Others were dedicated to past heroes that made substantial contributions to their communities and our country. The central theme of my work has always been to celebrate the gift of life. My goal is create work that stands on it’s own artistic merit regardless of subject matter. Combining a client’s vision and needs with my own interpretation usually starts out as a challenge but is particularly satisfying. Those projects are team efforts where we all can win. But what about those dogs and cars? As a diversion from some of the weightier memorials I’ve worked on in that past, I started doing something more whimsical. Is there any creature that enjoys being alive more than a dog riding with it’s head out of a car window? I get a smile, and often a laugh, every time I see that. But I bet they would enjoy it even more if they could drive the car – and classic ones at that! Well, maybe they don’t care what kind of cars they are, but it’s been great fun depicting classic cars with reckless canine drivers and passengers. I plan on continuing with my more traditional depictions of the human figure but also hope to create more in the reckless dog series. In the past year I’ve also been working on getting in as much painting practice time as possible. I’m mostly painting in smaller formats: 5 x 7, 6 x 6 and 6 x 8 typically. The smaller size allows me to try out more ideas in a shorter amount of time that larger paintings would. My main interest in in the landscapes around us, but I am also having fun capturing images of automobiles while they are on the road. Working them into compositions that are about fine art first – that just happen to have cars in them is the challenge. That is especially true for cars on paved roads: how does one make pavement look interesting? Value changes along with color variations and dynamic lines – those yellow and white lines can be pretty effective in drawing the eye into the picture – and interesting shadows seem to be working. But no, I haven’t painted any cars driven by dogs yet. That would be ridiculous! (wouldn’t it?)

Big Walking Eye Flower

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Big Walking Eye Flower is a steel sculpture that can be found along the Stuart Walk on OU’s campus between the Fred Jones Jr. Arts Center and the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Gift of Molly Shi Boren and David L. Boren.

Big Wish

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Purchased with 1% CIP and Utility Donation funds through the Edmond Visual Arts Commission Artist bio: Each work by Prokop tells a compelling story, often based on personal experience or emotions. Common themes are vulnerability, struggle, endurance, and triumph—and she is able to communicate, on a universal scale, the intimate aspects of life. Many of her works are metaphorical and present the viewer with a dual significance. The first is a simple message immediately understood; the second portrays a more powerful interaction. Prokop’s artistic goals are fulfilled when a profound, enduring expression connects the viewer to their own memories and emotions. Sculpture continues to be Prokop’s medium of choice because it demands her talents be used to capacity, but she has recently returned to oil painting as well, a passion from her youth. The combination of these artistic expressions has sparked a surge of creative energy. “I feel as if I am just beginning as an artist,” Prokop says, “and I especially feel that way now. I’m looking for new heights of creative excellence.”

Billy Sims

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

Billy Sims is 1 of 5 bronze statues that make up the Heisman Park as a dedication to the Heisman trophy winners.

Biomagnetism

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Randel Shadid Artist bio: I work toward a collaborative working model, allowing input from many sources to incorporate a multitude of means of producing artwork. The result is, hopefully, one wherein the line between artist, client, and audience is blurred and the sense of accomplishment is shared by all.

Blue Hippo

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Privately Owned Unofficially named Buddy. This hippo is a well-known Route 66 icon. Since its restoration in 1990, this humorous hippo has been seen all around town – at a wedding, sitting in Broadway, fishing in the lake at Oklahoma Christian University and atop several buildings. It is now filled with concrete. This piece was added to the art list in August of 2013 because it was part of the Edmond Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s list of Public Art in Edmond.

Bob Hope

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

On the south side of Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City, the Bob Hope Shelter sits in Stars & Stripes Park. In front of the shelter is a bust of Bob Hope, dressed in a suit coat, bow tie and a carnation on his left suit lapel. Bob Hope was a comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and author known for his loyalty and dedication to the United Service Organizations Inc. (USO). He appeared in over 70 films, hosted the Academy Awards 14 times, and was the author of 14 books. However, this sculpture paying honor to the decorated entertainer is placed in the Stars & Stripes Park because of his passion for the USO. The USO provides programs, services, and live entertainment to troops and their families. During World War II, the USO began hosting “Camp Shows” designed to boost the morale of the troops. Bob Hope performed in an incredible 57 Camp Shows for the USO between 1942 and 1988. Unfortunately, the world lost an incredible entertainer on July 27, 2003, but his memory still lives.

Bobby Murcer

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

On May 20, 1946, Bobby Ray Murcer was born in Oklahoma City. He attended Southeast High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. His senior year, Murcer hit .458 and only struck out once and signed in 1965 with the same New York Yankees Scout as his baseball hero and fellow Oklahoman, Mickey Mantle. He played two years of minor league baseball before fulfilling his military obligation in 1967 and 1968. He followed in Mickey Mantle’s footsteps as center field for the Yankees. At the time, Murcer was the youngest player to earn a six-figure salary at the age of 26. Murcer was named an All-Star four years in a row, 1971-1975, and won the Gold Glove in 1972. When batting against Hall of Fame pitchers, Murcer hit .291 with 17 home runs and 65 RBIs, impressive numbers versus some of the best. He went on to play for the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs each for a season before returning to the Yankees where he retired. On June 1, 1983, Murcer hit his 100th career and final home run at Yankee Stadium before retiring on June 20, 1983. However, he remained with the organization and picked up a career in broadcasting where he won three Emmy Awards for live sports coverage as the voice of the Yankees. Murcer lost his battle to brain cancer in Oklahoma City on July 12, 2008 at the age of 62. This commemorative portrait sculpture, by John Gooden, was placed at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City as one of the most beloved players to come from the state.

Breathe

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Sponsor: Privately owned by UCO

Broken Box

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Description coming soon!

Broncho Mural - The Land Run of 1889

Category: Mural

Sponsor: Privately owned by UCO

Brothers in Arms

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture

The Brothers in Arms Vietnam War Memorial Monument is an 11′ monument with two life-size bronze figures. It depicts an armed American and South Vietnamese soldier standing back-to-back in combat uniform. These figures therefore represent the unity of brother warriors in battle. Etched on the base is: COUNTRY HONOR DUTY Vietnam War Memorial 1955- 1975 The monument is the centerpiece of the Plaza of Flags, and rests on a raised concrete pedestal base, surrounded by flowers, wreaths, and a large ceremonial urn. The monument was funded by the Oklahoma City Vietnamese-American community and installed on July 6, 2017. The dedication ceremony was held on July 8, 2017.

Buffalo Charge

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Buffalo Charge is 1 of many bike racks that are a part of a larger series designed to show Norman’s unique aesthetic and cultural identity.

Buffalo Off Broadway

Category: Mural

Sponsor: Edmond Visual Arts Commission partnered with Frederick Berg Artist bio: A graduate of Deer Creek High School, Zonly went on to attend Southwestern Christian University where he played baseball for a season and then left to focus on his art career. Primarily a self-taught artist, he would paint as a child by watching other artists on PBS. From an early age, both of Zonly’s grandmothers had an artistic impact by introducing him to the other, artsier side of the world. Additionally, Zonly has strong influences from his Kumeyaay and Chumash heritage, which led to him creating multiple Native American collections. Over the years, he has spent thousands of hours learning and perfecting various styles and techniques. This commitment and drive has allowed for Zonly to develop his unique style as a pop expressionist artist and open his own gallery, Studio Z, in downtown Edmond, OK. Operating out of Studio Z, Zonly currently specializes in custom artwork, shoes, murals, and performance painting. Since opening Studio Z, Zonly has become deeply involved in our local community. He has donated his time, talent, and paintings to many of our local charities, such as WINGS, The Anna’s House Foundation, Oklahoma Lawyers for Children, the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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