Installation Detail
Colorful castings of sunlight through glass transforms commuter hub into an abstracted sundial.
Color Field is a permanent public art installation located at the Federal Center Station in Lakewood, Colorado, that transforms the commuter space into a dynamic visual experience. Commissioned by Denver’s Regional Transportation District, the project enhances the West Rail Line’s suburban station with 18 steel and concrete sculptures that resemble trees, each topped with panels of tempered, colored glass.
"Color Field" transforms a Denver train station into a vibrant, ever-changing canvas of light and color.
Transforms with Sunlight
Sunlight casts vivid, colorful shadows on walkways.
Night Illumination
LEDs backlight the glass at night, creating a luminous, abstract display.
Innovative Design
Each structure is algorithmically generated, ensuring no two are alike.
Project Video
During the day, sunlight filters through the colorful glass panels, casting long, colored shadows across the station’s ramps, stairs, and walkway, extending over 100 feet . This interaction of light and color creates a vibrant kaleidoscope that changes with the sun’s position, ensuring that the scene at the station is never the same, a kind of dysfunctional sundial.
In the evening, the sculptures stay alive,with LEDs backlighting the colored glass to produce a glowing mosaic of abstract patterns.
“Color Field,” a permanent public art installation located at the Federal Center Station in Lakewood, Colorado, transforms the commuter space into a dynamic visual experience. Commissioned by Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) with support from the City of Lakewood, the project enhances the West Rail Line’s suburban station with 18 steel and concrete sculptures that resemble trees, each topped with panels of tempered, colored glass.
During the day, sunlight filters through the colorful glass panels, casting long, colored shadows across the station’s ramps, stairs, and walkway, extending over 100 feet . This interaction of light and color creates a vibrant kaleidoscope that changes with the sun’s position, ensuring that the scene at the station is never the same – a kind of dysfunctional sundial.
In the evening, the sculptures stay alive,with LEDs backlighting the colored glass to produce a glowing mosaic of abstract patterns.
Depeña’s use of algorithmic software in designing the tree-like armatures of the installation guaranteed that each structure was unique. embodying a living, ever-evolving piece of public art.