A series of granite benches and monolith sculptures arranged as plaza in Ford Park.
The three free-standing sculptures are titled “Strata,” “The Fang” and “Gore Creek.” “Strata” is the tallest sculptural element, standing at nine feet tall, and represents the valley’s geological rock formations in its roughly hewn, horizontally patterned texture. “The Fang,” an East Vail winter ice climbing attraction and a popular summer waterfall, is represented with a highly polished arc that contrasts with the sculpture’s natural rocky texture on the opposite side. Finally, an interactive wedgeshaped bench portraying a fish is symbolic of Gore Creek, to which “Granite Landscape” is now adjacent. by Molly Eppard – Art in Public Places coordinator, town of Vail
