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  • Drift Inversion 2017 stapleton denver co
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  • This 23' x 128' installation is an inverted sculpture of sand dune forms. It is installed in a pedestrian underpass tunnel under Central Park Boulevard between 53rd and 54th in Denver, Colorado
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  • shifting waves, AC hotel marriott sunnyvale cupertino
  • Shifting Waves AC hotel sunnyvale-cupertino
  • Ghost School david franklin kohler beverly hills
  • Set of white glazed Tentacles
  • Tentacle Landscape and Tentacle Sink
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  • Tlingit Dance Staff- Dianne Apartments- Portland- Preston singletary
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  • Northern Lights Eagle and Sunrise Raven by Preston Singletary and David Franklin Boney Courthouse Anchorage, AK
  • Northern Lights Eagle Preston Singletary and David Franklin Boney Courthouse Anchorage, AK
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  • Flight of the Spectrum Sculpture
  • Skateboarder catching air over the coping of the Tentabowl
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  • ripples in elm carving Fire Station 21 Portland OR
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David Franklin, artist

Specializing in architecturally integrating his contemporary artwork into public and private facilities. David Franklin also creates stand alone, meaningful sculpture in multiple mediums. View Portfolio >

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It has been an exciting inaugural season for @seat It has been an exciting inaugural season for @seattlekraken and @climatepledgearena and for #publicart collaborations with @prestonsingletaryglass we are both proud to have a #sculpture as part of the collection @seattlecenter a dream come true.  Next year we anticipate a deep playoff run!  Go #Kraken!
#octopus #pulpo #polvo #ութոտնուկ #أخطبوط #Zhāngyú #pugita #Pieuvre #Krake #heʻe #תמנון #gurita #Tako #wheke #blekksprut #Ākaṭōpasa #bläckfisk #kraken #tentacles #glass #art #publicart
Incredibly another tentacle has emerged in #eagleh Incredibly another tentacle has emerged in #eagleharbor near the #bainbridgeferry thankfully no one was injured but the neighbors were initially concerned.  Thanks to friend of the #kraken @billmarler who is now  more permanently entangled in #big #tentacles 🦑 than any other human.  @fluidconcreteanddesign @cascaragallerybi #willrobinson #valleybronze most importantly it’s @indianolafranklin that makes it all happen❤️ #bronzesculpture #woodcarving #woodworking #art #fineart #tentacles #tentakulë #مجسنبات #շոշափուկ #ticala #触手 #chapadlo #fangarm #galamay #Tentakel #触手 #sungut #tentáculo #'au'au #촉수 #kākahu #tua #טענטאַקאַל #tentacolo
Throwback to installing #DriftInversion in #Denver Throwback to installing #DriftInversion in #Denver with @aawhelton and the entire #Franklin family It won a national public art award from #publicartnetwork and was featured in @hifructosemag @hifructose.littleboxes #publicart #sculpture #installationart #aluminium #escultura #fineart #beeldhouwwerk #sochařství #雕塑 #eskultura #γλυπτική #النحت #kiʻi kiʻi #Skulptur #彫刻 #patung #skulptur #ਮੂਰਤੀ
Look out! More #tentacles emerge on #bainbridgeis Look out!  More #tentacles emerge on #bainbridgeisland at #battlepointpark attracted by the incredible community built  #playpark #kidsupplayground made possible by community members and the awesome @biparksfoundation play with #imagnation #sculpture #bronzesculptures #tentacles #tentacle #觸手 #tentakel #galamay #tentacule #πλοκάμι #ʻūhā #मूंछ #sungut #tentacolo #触手 #촉수 #kākahu #tentáculo #dokunaç #หนวด #tua  Special thanks to @indianolafranklin and #valleybronzefoundry Be sure and keep an eye on your kids, tentacles  are emerging all over the place. More to come….
Visit @venueballard for the finest #tentacles avai Visit @venueballard for the finest #tentacles available!  #tentacle #armofthekraken #carving #sculpture #woodworking #octopus #řezba  #木彫 #木彫り #نحت #escultura #esculpir #σκάλισμα #触手 #tentáculo #触手 #촉수 #tentakel #tentacule #ʻūhā #หนวด
Geomorphic Tapestries is a large scale #publicart Geomorphic Tapestries is a large scale #publicart  installation open to the public @tetrahotelsv it’s a collaboration with @aawhelton and made possible by @andreaschwartzgallery and @specialty.metals  The installation consists of three dramatic screens over 20’ tall and an additional smaller one on the corner that acts as an invitation into the space.  This artwork was made listening to the finest #bayarea #cumbias available provided by @discosresaca #metalwork #metalart #steelsculpture #metalsculptures #cortensculpture #corten #steel #publicart #sunnyvale #sculpture #escultura #sochařství #kiʻi kiʻi #彫刻 #ประติมากรรม #प्रतिमा #skulptur #雕塑 #パブリックアート #thinkbig 
 
David Franklin and Aaron Whelton
 “The mountains seemed edged with phosphorus, and a pale cold light like a glow-worm’s light seemed to glow through the skin of the land.”
 
To a God Unknown
-John Steinbeck
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