Artworks surround visitors
Stunning glass murals, terrazzo floor designs and metal shapes suspended from the Civic Plaza skylight are part of the artistic mix in the new terminal. The works spill over into the atrium of the garage, where “breathing” sculptures inflate and deflate, and outside onto grassy landscaped gardens at each end of the terminal entrance.The Airport Authority commissioned 16 artists across the country to create more than 30 works at a cost of $4 million. Here’s a look at the artists and their works:Ron Baron, Brooklyn, N.Y., “Baggage Claim” — Suitcases cast in bronze serve as functional seating in the terminal’s baggage claim area.Lynn Basa, Chicago, “The Great Circle Route” — Planets, stars, compass points and phases of the moon appear in a terrazzo floor mosaic that encircles the Civic Plaza.Arlon Bayliss, Anderson, Ind., “Flight Wave” — V-shaped pieces of glass represent birds in a wall that separates passengers screened at the security checkpoint from unscreened passengers.Martin Donlin, East Sussex, England, 14 glass murals — Colorful panels with titles such as “Autumn,” “Winter,” “Spring” and “Summer” enliven walls in Concourses A and B.Dale Enochs, Bloomington, Ind., “Elemental Indiana” — Geometric shapes representing earth, water, fire and air dominate two stone sculptures between the Ticketing Hall and Civic Plaza.James Wille Faust, Indianapolis, “Chrysalis” — Geometric patterns painted above the escalator lead to the baggage claim area.Rob Fisher, Bellefonte, Pa., “JetStream” — Metal shapes suggestive of birds and clouds are suspended from the Civic Plaza atrium.Ann Gardner, Seattle, six glass mosaics — Glass rectangles shimmer above water fountains in the two concourses.Dixie Friend Gay, Houston, “Autumn Prairie Morning” — Fall flowers are depicted in thousands of glass pieces on a mural at the security checkpoint.Greg Hull, Indianapolis, “Breath” — Kinetic sculptures inflate and deflate in the atrium of the parking garage.Stuart Keeler and Michael Machnic, both Chicago, “The Cardinal Points” — Diagrams of cardinals in flight, as well as isolated feathers, are on a glass wall at the security checkpoint.Brian McCutcheon, Indianapolis “Towards Flight” — Lawn chair and balloon sculpture in a landscaped garden area.Cameron McNall and Damon Seeley, both Los Angeles, “Interactive Passage” — Dots of ceiling lights “follow” passengers as they travel along the moving walkway connecting the terminal and parking garage.Tom Torluemke, Hammond, Ind., “A Work of HeArt” and “The Glory of Sports in Indianapolis” — Nature and athleticism are represented in terrazzo floor designs at the entrances of the two concourses.Nhat Tran, Indianapolis, “On the Tips of Our Wings” — A multilayered mural with the shapes of airplane wings, combined with ecological imagery using the Asian lacquer technique known as urushi, hangs at a security checkpoint.John Van Alstine, Wells, N.Y., “Cardinalis” — A red sculpture in a landscaped garden area is made from an actual F-14 Tomcat aircraft wing.
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