Big Water

2017

East Lake St. Roundabout, Wayzata, MN

Commissioned by:
City of Wayzata

Stainless Steel, Up-lighting, Interior LED Lighting
8’ H x 12’ W x 8’ D

Lighting Consultant: Schuler Shook
Photos courtesy of the artist

Big Water is a stainless steel sculpture commissioned by the City of Wayzata, located at the City’s east end roundabout. The artwork celebrates the elegance and grandeur of Lake Minnetonka and is a welcoming gateway to the downtown. The sculpture is a graceful, curvilinear form with a horizontal orientation, derived from the surrounding terrain of lake, land, and sky. It’s concentric form and animated composition has the feel and movement of waves and water. It is carefully scaled to the site and stands approximately nine feet tall. The sculpture is dramatically lit for night viewing with up lighting and color changing LED lights on the interior. “Big Water” is the English translation of the Dakota word “Minnetonka.”