Public Art Collection

Crescendo

Jorge Garcia Almodovar

During the construction of the Summit Fair in 2009, RED Development – the firm responsible for developing Summit Fair and Summit Crossing – approached the Lee’s Summit Arts Council for support in commissioning a permanent, outdoor art installation to create the center’s focal point in its roundabout green space. The Lee’s Summit Arts Council coordinated a formal call for artists seeking an artist or artist team from Missouri and Kansas. The Arts Council also supported a portion of the cost of the commission. Local artist, Jorge Garcia Almodovar, was selected to create a work of public art based on his fresh approach to site-specific work. Many of his works explore themes involving musical compositions, so it’s not surprising that Crescendo became the title of the sculpture. In musical terms, crescendo means to get louder in a piece of music. While creating the whimsical sculpture for Summit Fair, he considered its location within the main street’s roundabout and how passersby may experience it while walking or driving around the circular sculpture.

Translucent plastics of vivid colors and industrial materials created six curved structures mounted high in a fan-like pattern on three 20-foot high metal columns. Spiral effects created by these panels give a sense of upward movement while translucent-colored panels intermingle casting a variety of colors on the surrounding landscape.

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