Laura, 2013, and Awilda, 2014, by Jaume Plensa, located in the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden which surrounds the Artists Council gallery in Palm Desert.
The sculpture garden is open all year round from sunrise to sunset. The gallery will be reopening on 9/5/24 for the Hot Times Cool Art Show.
Above is Jaume Plensa’s sculpture Laura with Bun, 2014, on view at Tampa Museum of Art.
From the museum-
At more than 23 feet tall, this artwork expresses both individual and universal traits at great scale, inviting viewers to consider multiple aspects of beauty and human nature. Like all of his large-scale female portrait heads, Laura has her eyes closed, as if looking within. In speaking about these works, Plensa has said, “Look into yourself. My piece is a mirror to reflect your image, so you can think about your own interior—how much beauty we have inside of ourselves.”