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Wings

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About this Sculpture

The organic shapes of Walnut Creek’s Wings reveal the artist’s interest with nature as his abstract sculpture is suggestive of plants and birds. The piece blends in with the landscaping—it’s easy to miss, just like a bird hidden among tree branches. In a Cal Shakes Art in the Grove profile, Dykes described his work as “an amalgam of forms—bird forms, the idea of tree and plant forms. The image doesn’t say ‘I’m a bird,’ but rather the feeling of that, the transformation of forms through space.”

 

About the Artist

Dan Dykes grew up on a small Oregon farm on the outskirts of the Siletz Indian Reservation and was educated at the University of Oregon. His early exposure to natural forms in a rugged environment continues to influence his abstract sculptures. He lived in Walnut Creek for a period of time and shared an Oakland studio with Bruce Beasley, also represented in Walnut Creek’s public art collection.

 

Location: Just outside the pedestrian exit of Locust Parking Garage at 1625 Locust Street.

Image Credit: Dan Dykes, Wings, 1986, bronze, images courtesy of Kevin Shea.