“Soft Surrealism” is an artwork in Adams Square Mini-Park in Glendale by architect and artist Mandy Palasik that uses an existing historic gas station as the container for colorful inflatable tubes that look like amoebas.
Palasik explains, “This work was designed to activate the historic gas station structure, filling it with playful amoeba-like inflatables that feel suspended in time. Inspired by surrealism, it is what your imagination makes of it. Much like taking a moment to find shapes in the clouds, I hope that my work inspires curiosity, wonder, excitement and if even for a brief moment, joy.”
Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Show Caption1 of 5Mandy Palasik, an architect and artist, has created an art installation by filling the 1939 Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale with giant, colorful balloon-like art. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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She describes her art and architectural practice as “integrative.” She notes, “Architecture is more than designing buildings, it’s about creating spaces that tell stories, inspire connection, and enhance the lives of those who inhabit — much like public art.”
The installation, located at 1020 E. Palmer Ave. in Glendale, will be up until April 18.
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