Artist Kirk Johnson and Jan Vriesen created a series of ten large paintings that depict the extinct Colorado landscape evolution of our state through the last 500 million years. This installation inspires and encourages visitors to leave the building and explore the region. The scientist and artist worked closely together to create the most accurate time period and representation of each location. The Ancient Colorado paintings are displayed from oldest to most recent accompanied by interpretive panels and a printed prehistoric guide allowing viewers to connect the images with current landscapes and parks. Many of the parks are only short drives from downtown Denver. Over this time frame, Colorado has seen an incredible array of environmental changes from deep seas and alpine glaciers, to tropical rainforests and sandy deserts. This artistic collaboration brings these ancient landscapes to life.
Collection of Paintings
Tony James No. 1
Truly/Rural
Wood Water Rock
Wild Mustang
Welcome to the Front Range
Wall of Words
Dynamic Wall Sculpture
Ocular series
Pure and Clean and Raw
Duologue series of small paintings
Unabridged
Two Tall Mountains and Joggers in the Park
The Blue Trees
Tail Spin
The Rope Whisperer
The Heavy is the Root of the Light
Stone Garden
Seattle Cows
Model State: A Local Cosmology
License Plates
Laughing Escalator
I See What You Mean
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Indeterminate Line
I Know You Know That I Know
Glimmer, Waggenwaybreen, and Losvik Cut
Four Floors of Murals
Forever Colliding
Don’t Hide
Doing the Denver Dance
Colorado Pioneers
Colorado Panorama: A People’s History
Boulder Creek‚ Autumn 08 #1
Big Ben
Atmosphere No. 27, 37 and 44
Ancient Colorado Paintings
1000 Prayers
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