- Galaxy Way
Location: the APM station at Terminals D and E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Galaxy Way is a work of suspended colored plexiglas by artist Rolando Briseño.
It is a lyrical interpretation of the gigantic and luminous swirls of gas that formed the first stars and eventually became galaxies.
The translucent Plexiglas refracts the light coming in from the skylight and casts colored light on the white terrazzo floor of the station platform.
- Celestial Bodies
Location: Frisco, Texas convention Center Parking Garage
Rolando Briseno develops public art projects that respond to the historical and cultural traditions of the community through the integration of art and architecture.
Rolando’s media versatility ranges from painted cast aluminum to large-scale Giclée prints.
- The Learning Tree
Location: Trinity University
Mr. Briseño credits a famous Italian writer for the inspiration behind his artwork. “Umberto Eco said the process of learning is a like going through a maze,” he said. And his Learning Tree sculpture resembles a maze as it incorporates strands of bronze that connect in different ways to form roots, a tree trunk, branches, and clouds. The roots, said Briseño, stand for the foundation of knowledge that one receives from home.
Craftsmen Robert Diaz de Leon '83 and Don Williams '88 with artist Rolando Briseño The trunk that connects the roots and branches represents the accumulation of contexts, which lead to knowledge. And the branches represent the various paths one can take in learning. The sculpture measures 25 feet by 7 ½ feet and weighs close to 2 ½ tons. The work was crafted by Trinity alumni Don Williams ‘88 and Robert Diaz de Leon ‘83 along with craftsmen from Mr. Williams’ studio.
“I like creating public art because everybody gets to see it. I am very proud to have a piece at Trinity,” said Mr. Briseño
- Family Library Table
Location: Cypress Hills Library
Rolando Briseno's library gate is the focal point of the overall fence design and, when closed, resembles a bird's-eye view of a library table with a book punctuating the center. Four figures representing a family surround the book, one of whom is seated at a computer monitor. The gate's arabesque is modeled on an aerial view of the building and its form is repeated in the colored tile that extends around the library.
- At the Table
Location: North White Plains
The artwork at this station is a series of cast aluminum sculptures in low relief along the platform's columns.
The artist Rolando Briseño's unusual architectural treatment of the column capitals complement the North White Plains station's architecture while creating an eye-catching and surprising array of everyday objects that are etched into the sculptural forms as symbols. These are completed by six black architectonic pieces that combine these symbols- which include parts of a table, fruit, hands, and other body parts, and even televisions.
"I depict these symbols that we use and see every day in movement to reflect our relation to time and existence; everything, including ourselves, is made of atoms, always in movement," Briseño says.