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Artist: Mary Lynn Dominguez
La Mesa, CA

Location: Imperial Beach Pier Plaza
City of Imperial Beach

Entrance to the Pier off of Seacoast Drive. Mosaic glass tiles installed on the sea walls.

 

“Illuminations” consists of mosaic tiled seawalls that were created as a partner piece for “Surfhenge”. The work elaborates upon light and color and the atmospheric experiences provided by the beach experience. IB tile3a.jpg (19607 bytes)
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Other professional commissions of Mary Dominguez include “Sea Shells” at the San Diego International Airport and “The Children’s Wall” at Children’s Hospital, San Diego.

In October 1999 Pier Plaza and its public art received an Orchid Award in the annual Orchids & Onions program, organized by members of eight professional design associations to recognize the best (orchids) and worst (onions) of development in the San Diego region.

 

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