sandra riley

This particular work of art is located downtown on E.Vine St. It is located in the perfect spot and it is very hard to miss. The artist wanted to portray a work of art that meant that Downtown Lexington was live and filled with music. The middle is a runway and it spotlights the different buildings that is downtown. There was no controversy, everyone seems to enjoy the work. 

E.A. Meuser Painting Newtown B.C.T.C. Library

Artist E.A. Meuser, an abstract painter, painted this painting on May 11 of 2008. It the painting is located at Bluegrass Community Technical College Newtown campus. It has a lack of colorful visuals, focusing more so on black and white coloring. I am unaware of what this painting is called. But I think this is not a painting but rather pastel, but due to lack of title I will call this a painting since I already have. This work of art is of a not so proportionally correct woman with an average look.

Central Christian Church (carved red oak doors)

Located at 205 E Short St.  Lexington Kentucky is the oldest Romanesque structure in Lexington Kentucky the Central Christian Church.  On the front of this church or six hand carved red oak doors in shallow relief.  These doors were placed there in 1980 and have a unique style of carving popular in the eighties.  There are six figures represented. Moses, David, the prophet Micah, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Paul the Apostle, and Barton Stone.  Each character is unique in facial details and clothing.  Around the figures are scriptures and symbols of the Christian faith.  Every detail of this work is done with immaculate precision.       kaintuckeean.com  flickr
Aubrey Porter

               Horse Statue at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Newtown Campus

 This is the life-size, 6 feet long, horse statue in front of the library in the lobby of  BCTC Newtown Campus. This statue shows that the horse is important in Lexington, Kentucky and everyone in the world. The colors used are green and blue and it also has white color on the legs. The picture on the horse is about Kentucky; it has a guitar and violin because this state is known for music. The picture also has fish, a coal miner,  a bobcat, Keeneland, a historic building, and equestrian sports.

By: Jacqueline Butumwa

 Lexington Public Art: Concordia

            DeWitt Godfrey's Concordia was completed in July of 2012 and is a true example of a public work of art in that it was paid for with Lexington tax-payer money as well as fundraising and individual donations. Seventy thousand dollars were spent on the project; so Lexington citizens took very seriously the votes they placed in a contest where artists presented their ideas for new public works of art. After two years, Godfrey's concept was chosen out of fourteen other finalists, and it now sits atop the Downtown Arts Center on Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky. DeWitt Godfrey is known around the world for his art and is currently an art professor at Colgate University in New York.

            Though some drivers did not appreciate one of the traffic lanes on Main Street being closed during completion, most citizens now find themselves content knowing that their contributions have been put to good use giving Lexington a more "artsy" look.

            The sculpture is composed of 15 steel cylinders stacked on top of each other, and looks as though at any moment each cylinder could come tumbling down like a stack of the cardboard cylinders in toilet paper rolls. However, Concordia is perfectly balanced, and actually represents the communal relationship amongst those who live in urban areas. Each cylinder is similar but unique in its own way, just like we are. Each cylinder depends on those sitting underneath, above, and to its sides to hold it firmly in place; in the same way we depend on people from all parts of our lives to support us and to help us stay strong through the struggles we face.

            Lexington could definitely use more of these projects. The juxtaposition of modern art and early twentieth century architecture gives the DAC a unique style and will make citizens who see it think twice about tearing down old buildings just to make an area look more "modern." It helps us to see the beauty even in the structures we see every day that lack impressive design. I guess that's what art is all about!

David Arroyave, ART 100

"Man On The Street"

This beautiful mural sponsored by the Lexington Outdoor Mural Project (LOMP), is located at 601 North Limestone on the side of Al's Bar facing West 6th street. It was created by the local artist Michael Burrell in 2008.

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This particular Mural is made up of thirteen separate panels, that have been assembled on location. Five spot lights hang above, (on the building) for and evening view.

Many brilliant colors are used in a  multitude of hues throughout the Mural. The artist highlights the Historical aspects of how Music is a Cultural Heritage in Lexington, even in an era gone by.

The community in which it is displayed, has welcomed the art and different videos on utube express this. 1. Lexington Mural Project - Man On The Street, By: Lexington Business. 2. Lexington Ky Mural Project Man on the street video results.

At one point this Mural was in complete form. However, due to conflict with an upstairs renter a window has been exposed on the top right to center section of the Mural, so to suffice the renters contract.

Lisa Slone Logan

This is a painting at the Lextran bus station.  -Ronnisha Frankln