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Aside from the usual displays in museums and galleries, there are many ways that art can be shown. In some cases, it’s displayed in public.Graffiti is a common medium artists use to express themselves creatively.

Students can walk around the community and find art, but did you know a lot of it can be found on campus?

Walking by the sculpture garden, a small, iron man can be seen standing on a high pedestal. A few feet away, manipulated iron poles in the shape of a horse also stand. Though, the iron man is never seen riding the iron horse.

Outside of the PCC walls lie a vast array of public art; from the sides of buildings, to the Metro Gold Line stations.

In the One Colorado plaza in Old Pasadena, there sits a giant man, kneeling with a hammer. It stands 8 feet tall, credited to Viola Frey.

Johanna Poethig – assisted by Juvenito Lopez, Ayna Velasquez and Gustavo Leclerc – worked on a piece titled ‘Calle de la Eternidad’ on a building (seen to the right) at 351 S. Broadway.

Look below for a short list of publicly displayed artwork in Pasadena and Los Angeles.

In Pasadena:

Metro Goldline stations are filled with work by different artists. Allen, Memorial Park, Del Mar stations have the most popular work.

Homestead Homes displays artwork by people in the community. Currently they have an owl made of bark in the rear entrance near the parking lot.

One Colorado Courtyard features a lot of sculptures and art installations throughout the year. ‘Kneeling Man with Hammer’ is a permanent installation.

In Los Angeles:

‘Spine’ by Jud Fine is a sculpture on display across three pools in The Central Library and Maguire Gardens.

‘In the Living Rock’ a mosaic piece by Samm Kunce is on display at First and Hill Street at the Metro station stop.

In front of the MOCA, there is a massive display titled ‘Airplane Parts’ by Nancy Rubin. The 54 foot sculpture was purchased in 2001 and is made up of old airplane parts.

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