Great Salt Lake Art Installation

In 1970 assisted by a crew operating dump trucks a tractor and a front loader smithson displaced some 6 000 tons of black basalt rock and earth from the adjacent shore to form a coil 1 500 feet long and approximately 15 feet wide winding counterclockwise into the lake.

Great salt lake art installation. The colorslc project aims transform city utility boxes like the one across the street from the school at 429 s. The building s sprawling square footage and rooftop sculpture garden offer room for multiple exhibits at a time featuring fascinating artists from utah and beyond. Made of basalt rock this natural sculpture is an inspiring desert icon. 800 east into public art.

Everyday low prices free shipping returns and custom framing options on all prints. Robert smithson s spiral jetty located at rozel point on the northeastern shore of great salt lake in utah is one of the most remarkable examples of land art. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for art installation locations in salt lake city ut. Posted on october 5 2012 by elliewick an earthwork sculpture in the great salt lake the spiral jetty created by robert smithson is an ever changing piece of art.

It was built from mud salt basalt rock and water in 1970 during a period of drought and then was covered for 30 years by a higher great salt lake. The spiral jetty is the epitome of land art and is located on the north end of the great salt lake. Salt lake city mayor jackie biskupski and bennion elementary school students check out a utility box covered with the students art after it was unveiled in salt lake city on tuesday aug. In addition to spectacular views of the surrounding mountains the lake itself and the wildlife the northwest arm of the great salt lake is home to a land art installation work by robert smithson called the spiral jetty.

This multi story gallery is a mainstay of salt lake s art scene. The sculpture forms a 1 500 foot long 460 m 15 foot wide 4 6 m counterclockwise coil jutting from the shore of the lake. The sculpture is built of mud precipitated salt crystals and basalt rocks. Constructed in 1970 the land art is visible above the water as white salt encrusted rocks in a spiral formation.