Amazingly talented artist, Luis Jimenez, was working on the 32-foot tall Blue Mustang for the Denver International Airport. A 9000-pound part of his creation broke off, fell on him, and severed and artery. He died.
It has created a lot of controversy from locals and visitors both with its huge red glowing eyes and stance. It has even provoked a few interesting Haiku's and websites.
Big blue horse beckons
Fiery, red eyes glowering
Good bye one horse town.
Fiery, red eyes glowering
Good bye one horse town.
Some frightened people called it "Satan's Stallion" or "Bluecifer."
Seriously, if a piece of art can be this Godzilla-like impressive, this stunningly beautiful, and upset a few citizens, I am totally a fan!
I've seen some of his work. There are a couple of large (albeit not THIS large) works on display at the University of Oklahoma. One, called Mesteno, is similar to this: it's a giant horse painted and tricked out like a lowrider with glitter paint and airbrushing. You either love these things or think they are about the tackiest objects ever.
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