Douglas

Granum

Mystery Exists in the Void (The Red Door)

This was part of a Tacoma community project, where I was the selected artist. This piece is at the entrance to People’s Park in the Hilltop area of Tacoma. The sculpture is steel and 2-part auto epoxy paint. The idea was initially a portal or keyhole, through which the people looked into the park.

Completed 2007

Materials: Steel and Two-Part Polychrome Epoxy Paint

Sculptors / Artists: Douglas Granum, Don Davis

Location: People’s Park, Tacoma (see map below)

sculpture-red-door, father and son
sculpture-red door, damage at base

Project Team

Douglas Granum

Douglas Granum

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This is not work; but is truly a labor of love. While I am the artist, none of this could not have been accomplished without the help of a number of organizations and individuals.

David Wright

David Wright

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David Wright is a multi talented urban designer,landscape architect and artist/illustrator of the built, everyday, and inner environments. David brings concepts, schematics, and plans to life.

Don Davis

Don Davis

Genius with excellence is not always easy to spot.

And so it is with Don Davis my fabricator of many years. A modest man of enormous talent.

Scott Norris

Scott Norris

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With over 20 years of making interactive things, Scott brings unique technical and design skills to the team. He makes sure that the whole world can see our work.

Public Art Love

sculpture-red door, current condition

Public art always has this problem. Generally, people love public art. They show their love by interactiving the art object.

This interaction, along with weather and wear, over time really takes its toll on the artwork.



This sculpture, at the entrance. toPeople's Park in Tacoma, has seen terrible damage.

sculpture-red-door, damage at base

I love this interaction with the public, but this look isn't good for anyone, especially for the look of the neighborhood.

sculpture-red-door, sticker

When cities, municipalities and others commission public art, they should be on the hook to support and care for the work to keep their spaces beautiful as the work originally intended.


My site will explore this concern further in the near future.

Red Door Sculpture

Mystery Exists in the Void sculpture can be found at People’s Park in Tacoma.