DALLAS, TX.- Two new public art installations in the baggage claim area of Dallas Love Field Airport are bringing light and levity to newly updated airport spaces. The works, created by artists Dave Colbert and Tim Prentice, and Stephen T. Johnson are the latest additions to the Love Field Art Program, a collection of 11 new commissions and 5 previous installations celebrating themes of love, flight, the North Texas environment and the history of Dallas Love Field Airport. The new installations are among the final works to be installed by completion of the airport in the fall of 2014. A reception for the artists will be held in Tuesday, November 18 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Dallas Love Field Airport.

Artists Dave Colbert and Tim Prentice create kinetic sculpture in the tradition of Alexander Calder and George Rickey, but with its own unique form, character and grace. The work for Dallas Love Field consists of 13 ribbons of kinetic mirror-finished aluminum suspended above the baggage claim area. The work, titled Line Dance, will reflect the movement of the baggage on the carousel and passengers below.

Stephen T. Johnson’s work for the tunnel leading to the parking garage is a series of 36 digital prints on glass reading from left to right beginning with Love Field symbolized as a heart from which Dallas’ iconic Pegasus emerges and ascends to become the Lone Star of Texas. Johnson’s work is titled Giddy-up!

“These new works bring a sense of whimsy and excitement to a busy location,” says City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Director, Maria Muñoz-Blanco. “It’s the last stop for many passengers and these pieces will give them a strong sense of place as they exit the airport.”

Created through a dynamic partnership between the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Southwest Airlines, the Department of Aviation and the Love Field Modernization Program, the Love Field Art Program attracted more than 350 submissions. The works were reviewed by multiple selection panels and included representation from neighborhood association members and professional artists over the course of one year with the Cultural Affairs Commission having final approval.

“The public artwork in the Love Field Art Collection ranges from formal and abstract to representational,” says Public Art Manager Kay Kallos. “We think there is something here that can engage each person at different level and we hope viewing the artwork will improve the travel experience and reduce the stress of travelling.”