Buena Vista High School Student Art

 This artwork is under the Tree of Life at Buena Vista High School.  I lie the use of colors.

Seven Magic Mountains, Las Vegas, Nevada

 Seven Magic Mountains is an artistic piece on a large scale outside of Las Vegas off of I-15.  It was completed by Ugo Rondinone in 2016.  It was meant as a temporary exhibit but its success has lead it to remain in place.  Sponsored by the Art Production Fund.  It is described as a large scale desert art.  It is close to Jean Dry Lake.  It is in the Mojave desert.  The mountains vary from three to six stones and are all over 30 feet tall.  There is one of three stones, two of four, two of five and two of six stones.  They have florescent colors.  The mountain of three stones looks like a Mine Craft figure but the others look like balanced rocks for meditation.

They make you wonder how the blocks of limestone are stuck together.  Do the strictly use gravity or is there glue involved.

Thunder Mountain in Imlay, Nevada

This structure is seen from the I-80 in Imlay, Nevada.  We have seen it from the road. but never stopped.  It is called Thunder Mountain and is said to display the mistreatment of the Native Americans.  Frank Van Zant moved to the area in 1969.  He is Creek.  The site was meant as a hippy commune and to provide spiritual enlightenment.  The site contains 200+ concrete monuments depicting Native Americans and their protective spirits.  It also has many found objects from the desert.