Ever wonder what two 6-foot-tall metal sculptures of horses were doing at the new Boynton Beach Town Center along Congress Avenue, across from the Boynton Beach Mall?
Mark Fuller, local public artist, spent more than a year creating his three public pieces, two horse sculptures and “Eight Horses,” multiple paintings of horses hung on the outer walls of Linens 'N Things, 800 N. Congress Ave.
He said he was commissioned to do the art by the developer of the Boynton Town Center.
“Most progressive cities now have a certain percentage developers have to spend on public art if they are going to build on the city’s land,” Fuller said.
The two sculptures are titled “The Last Pasture” and “Waterhole #3.”
“It is a way of memorializing what used to be just a pasture,” Fuller said speaking of the area that the Boynton Town Center is built on, along Congress Avenue, south of Gateway Boulevard.
Debby Coles-Dobay, the city's public art administrator , said the developer of Town Center, Sembler, spent a one percent public art ordinance fee on Fuller’s and other artists’ pieces.
The one percent is designated to the construction value of what is build on the land, not the land itself.
“This was a collaborative effort between all of us, the developer, Mark and the city,” she said. “Mark’s art celebrates what the land used to be. We all remember the pasture.”
Fuller will be available to speak about his public art from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Boynton City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd.
He said he would talk about the ideas behind the sculptures and paintings, and talk about some of his other public art.
For information, call 561-742-6026.
Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.