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⚡️Metal origami sculptures by Martin Taylor ⚡️

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“No Climbing” 🫣🤫😅 Congrats to those who made it through the entire week 😅🔥 taken in Burning Man by @chromaforms

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“The Monk” is installed at his new home in Richmond California across from the Tibetan Association. The famous yellow hat that Buddhist monks wear represents the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Gelug school was founded by Tsongkhapa in the 15th century. It emphasizes strict monastic discipline and Buddhist study. ☸️ Thank you to @localeditionmktg for this placement 🙏🏻 taken in Tibetan Association of Northern California by @chromaforms

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Award winning poet Maura Harvey wrote an amazing poem about Touch the Sky! 🪽🪽

More than eagle
More than angel
More than sun and moon

Sky dreamer
Your face a wise raven
Your wings bright with vigilant eyes
Your hummingbird waist

Phoenix Rising turned woman
Your arms dressed in feathers
Your jewels shining fireflies
Transfigured from fire to light

Feathered Aurora
Proud silhouetted sister
You sketch dawn’s clouds
Sing colors in lace

Ancient Flyer
Your wings crown the night
Are prisms in daylight’s sun
Constellations forged in steel

Angel of grand arts
You landed here one April day
Talisman for the future
Sign of clear skies ahead

Conqueror of the heavens
Earth’s yearning lover
Protect us with your millenium
Let us join in your legend

Mysterious Mona Lisa
Your red lips hold a secret
As we prepare to fly
We hear your siren call

Seductive Beauty
Wrought of lace and stardust
Dancer’s legs propel you
You will reach new heights

Mother of days, of deities
Cosmic Teacher
Invite us
Teach us
Give us your grace
Your goddess silence
Your avian message
Protect us with your strong wings

Teach us, your children, to fly
On display @thecityofsanrafael 📷: Cheryl L. Guerrero taken in San Rafael Community Center by @chromaforms

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Good luck to everyone heading to the playa right now! 🍀✌🏻❤️ I’m still busy making art but not attending #burningman this year! I’m excited to unveil some new art next month 😄 Until then, here’s @organic_pyrotechnic with Seed of Dreams in 2022. ❤️ taken in Burning Man by @chromaforms

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We assembled a 20ft Giraffe without heavy equipment! 💪🏼 Mama is basically just a bunch of Giraffe shaped legos that get stacked 🧱Special thanks to @karaoke_cucked 💪🏼#sculpture #publicart #statue taken in Woodside, California by @chromaforms

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5 months ago

I call my new peace “Universe” 🌌 Does our consciousness contain the universe or does the universe contain our consciousness? 🌌 A new light sculpture heading to @studioshopgallery Beautiful photos by @____nattylite in Montana de Oro, San Luis Obispo taken in Studio Shop Gallery by @chromaforms

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The City of San Rafael and the Downtown San Rafael Arts District (DSRAD) welcome Touch the Sky, a new sculpture now on temporary view at the San Rafael Community Center, located at 618 B Street, until the sculpture moves to its permanent location in Downtown later this year. Created by Bay Area artist Martin Taylor, Touch the Sky is a visual metaphor for the leaps of faith it takes to pursue our dreams.

Fabricated from thousands of laser-cut metal plates welded together into a contemporary form Martin developed called “metal origami”, the sculpture depicts a mythical winged creature with a human face, eyes closed, hair swept back, body poised at the edge of flight. The skin is reflective stainless steel heat-treated to a deep gold. Geometric perforations trace the body's contours which illuminate from within by LED lighting, making the piece as compelling at night as it is by day. Golden and patinaed steel wings rise dramatically from the back in a moment frozen between earth and sky.

Installation of Touch The Sky marks the first of five new public artworks coming to Downtown San Rafael during the Spring/Summer of 2026. Four of the artworks will become a part of the City’s permanent civic art collection, including Touch The Sky, and one temporary sculpture will arrive at City Hall in August for a 1-year exhibition.

The 2025-2026 Downtown San Rafael Public Art program is supported by a generous grant from the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.

Learn more about artist Martin Taylor at www.chromaforms.net.

DSRAD Partners: @artworksdowntownmarin @downtownsanrafael @youthinarts @cafilm @msa_gallery @multiculturalmarin @marinshakes

Project Funding: California Arts Council @calartscouncil
Project Produced By: Local Edition Creative @localeditionmktg

Photo Credit: Local Edition Creative

Learn more about the 2025/2026 San Rafael Public Art program at www.cityofsanrafael.org/public-art-program

Learn more about the Downtown San Rafael Arts District at www.dsrad.org

#DowntownSanRafael #MarinArts #californiaculturaldistrict taken in San Rafael Community Center by @chromaforms

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6 months ago

After a year at Sunset Dunes as part of the @bigartloop the Giraffes have migrated to their permanent home! 🏠 It’s been quite a journey with these two. They were originally created for @culdesactempe during the pandemic in 2021. They were installed at @shabangslo 2022 and in Vallejo and Concord with @localeditionmktg from 2022-2025. Big thank you to @karaoke_cucked for helping with the install! 🛠️ taken in Woodside, California by @chromaforms

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The Giraffes are on the move!

This weekend is your last chance to see them before they head to a new home next week.

For the past year, these two have stood watch over the coast at Sunset Dunes, so this is your chance to get outside this weekend and give them a proper sendoff.

Stop by, snap one last photo, and don’t forget tag us!

🖌️Art & Artist: Giraffes by @chromaforms
📍Location: @sunsetdunespark
🤝Partners: @sfrecpark @building180
📷Photo credit: @jack_ralphio by @chromaforms

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You can see my art at @aerenagalleries in downtown Napa! Divine Inspiration on display until end of March. 📸 by @natalya.equilibri taken in ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens by @chromaforms

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7 months ago

My friend @fir3nsalt and his adopted Jaguar! 🐆 A lovely pic by @stefman_ 🙌🏻 taken in San Francisco, California by @chromaforms

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8 months ago

Bending metal with my bare hands 💪🏼 It is possible when the material is perforated with microscopic laser cut slits. 🐇 I call him “Hopper” the Jack Rabbit. 🐰 taken in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve by @chromaforms

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