Las Pilares
Denver Public Art 1%
2025.15.1
Marco Garcia created twelve original mosaics for Central 70 Cover Park gateways. Each pilar corresponds to attributes and colors of the medicine wheel, which can represent the four directions – north, south, east, and west), the four seasons, and the four elements (fire, earth, water, wind).
About the Artist: My Name is Marco Antonio Garcia and I have been a freelance artist for almost 30 years. I grew up in Colorado in the Park Hill neighborhood and I'm one of 9 kids in my family. I'm number 7. I have a younger brother who is also an artist and has done work for the City of Denver. Before I left Colorado I worked as a Mural Artist and Faux finisher with a company that I started with my younger brother called Artistech Design. A few years after that I wanted to move closer to the beach so I went to work for the Walt Disney World Company as an Independent contractor doing Caricatures and Silhouettes and later becoming a performing Artist for events. When Disney closed because of the Pandemic, I decided it was a good time to move back home and establish my art career and to bring back all my knowledge that I learned with my 20 years at Disney World and share it with my fellow Coloradans.
About the Artist: My Name is Marco Antonio Garcia and I have been a freelance artist for almost 30 years. I grew up in Colorado in the Park Hill neighborhood and I'm one of 9 kids in my family. I'm number 7. I have a younger brother who is also an artist and has done work for the City of Denver. Before I left Colorado I worked as a Mural Artist and Faux finisher with a company that I started with my younger brother called Artistech Design. A few years after that I wanted to move closer to the beach so I went to work for the Walt Disney World Company as an Independent contractor doing Caricatures and Silhouettes and later becoming a performing Artist for events. When Disney closed because of the Pandemic, I decided it was a good time to move back home and establish my art career and to bring back all my knowledge that I learned with my 20 years at Disney World and share it with my fellow Coloradans.
Marco Garcia (artist)
Marco Garcia (fabricator)
Yetiweurks (engineer)
Emily Dwan (semi-finalist)
Sara Mayo (semi-finalist)
Hannah Leathers (public art project manager)
Hannah Leathers (city project manager)
Yadira Sanchez (community representative)
Gabby Acevedo (community representative)
Victor Romero (community representative)
Vanessa Trussell (community representative)
Cherish Marquez (panel artist)
Arianna Flory (arts professional)
Stewart Tucker Lundy (pac member)
Alexis Moore (commissioner)
Stacia Sellers (city project manager)
Chris Geddes (city project manager)
Candi CdeBaca (city council representative)
Marco Garcia (fabricator)
Yetiweurks (engineer)
Emily Dwan (semi-finalist)
Sara Mayo (semi-finalist)
Hannah Leathers (public art project manager)
Hannah Leathers (city project manager)
Yadira Sanchez (community representative)
Gabby Acevedo (community representative)
Victor Romero (community representative)
Vanessa Trussell (community representative)
Cherish Marquez (panel artist)
Arianna Flory (arts professional)
Stewart Tucker Lundy (pac member)
Alexis Moore (commissioner)
Stacia Sellers (city project manager)
Chris Geddes (city project manager)
Candi CdeBaca (city council representative)