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7/8/13 5:04 PM Art Creates A Splash At Miami Gardens Rec Complex « CBS Miami Page 1 of 4 http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/03/art-creates-a-splash-at-miami-gardens-rec-complex/ Home News Health Sports Best Of Events Video & Pics Traffic Weather Places Travel Deals Autos Circulars Search 87° Buy Tickets Your Home More LOGIN REGISTER FOLLOW US (Source: CBSMiami) Reporting Vanessa Borge Filed Under Local, News, Syndicated Local Related Tags Betty T. Ferguson Complex, Frost Art Museum, Miami- Dade Art in Public Places, Splash, Splash Public Art Project, Vanessa Borge, Xavier Cortada Neighbors 4 MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – Above the pool at the Betty T. Ferguson Complex, pool noodles in shades of yellow, blue and green hang from the ceiling and create a piece of art fit for the water. The pool noodles art sculpture is part of Miami- Dade County’s Art in Public Places Program, a public art initiative that aims to bring art to the community. Xavier Cortada is the artist behind the “Splash” public art project. “I thought to myself, how cool would it be to create a sculpture using pool noodles for a pool,” Cortada said. “I thought why not make a piece Art Creates A Splash At Miami Gardens Rec Complex May 3, 2012 10:17 PM LATEST VIDEOS Tracking The Tropics: Tropical Storm... More Videos LOCAL Like 4 4 12 S View Comments Target THIS WEEK ONLY Home Depot USA EXPIRES THIS WEDNESDAY See all your local circulars Latest News Local Politics Business Consumer Entertainment Health CBS4 Investigates National World Blogs Expand +
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MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – Above the poolat the Betty T. Ferguson Complex, pool noodlesin shades of yellow, blue and green hang fromthe ceiling and create a piece of art fit for thewater.
The pool noodles art sculpture is part of Miami-Dade County’s Art in Public Places Program, apublic art initiative that aims to bring art to thecommunity.
Xavier Cortada is the artist behind the “Splash”public art project.
“I thought to myself, how cool would it be to create a sculpture usingpool noodles for a pool,” Cortada said. “I thought why not make a piece
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Cortada has been creating art using nature his entire career.
“All my art work is really about engaging people having them thinkabout their relationships with each other and the natural world,” hesaid.
He’s been on top of theworld for his work; hecreated art installations atthe earth’s north and southpoles to generateawareness about globalclimate change .
“The polar work is aninvitation for people tounderstand that we havethe responsibility to act toaddress global climatechangeenvironmentally ,” hesaid.
Cortada’s art aims to bringmore than just aestheticbeauty to the community.
“The more people understand that they can act locally and have aglobal affect, I think the better we are protected as a society,” he said.
Cortada’s mission is to bring awareness and beauty to South Florida.
“I think it’s important for us to have that understanding, awareness,that there’s a relationship to everything and if you come back to thispool, I’m trying to help you understand there is physics in this pool,”Cortada said.
You can see some of Xavier’s other pieces at the Patricia and PhilipFrost Art Museum at Florida International University. You can also seemore of his work at www.cortada.com.
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