Unearthed Plates

By PUNCH | Located at Aviation Park

There's one iconic sculpture in each park on the ArtLine: Mountair, Aviation, and Walker-Branch. These three sculptures, created by PUNCH, are the most significant on the ArtLine and inspire wonder, interaction and exploration. PUNCH created “interactive, memorable, and playful” sculptures based on discovery and excavation of Colorado’s state dinosaur, the stegosaurus (first fossils found just southwest of Lakewood). The sculptures include kinetic, functional and earth art installations – the types of art most desired by the community based on extensive input early in the project.

Unearthed Plates is a playful, family and child friendly sculpture at Aviation Park. The plates of the stegosaurus rise out of the ground and the body is created by layered dirt mounds to create a unique land art piece, like a gentle giant slowly coming out of the earth.