Location: Love Field Entrance

Description: “LoveBird “alights at the head of the runway, guardian of Love Field, spreading its wings in a valiant display of pride and optimism. Its sleek contours compliment the Modernism of the terminal, simultaneously suggesting a fantastical bird or advanced aircraft, poised for flight. To some it may evoke the “wing display” of the Mockingbird, namesake of the adjacent roadway. LoveBird brings a poetic and heroic presence to the site. Is it ascending or descending? Either way, it alights delicately on a fine point, slightly canted, stabilized only by slender cables arrayed in a fan form suggesting tail feathers.

About the Artist:  Born: Los Angeles, California.

Ed Carpenter is an artist specializing in large-scale public installations ranging from architectural sculpture to infrastructure design. Since 1973 he has completed scores of projects for public, corporate, and ecclesiastical clients. Working internationally from his studio in Portland, Oregon, USA, Carpenter collaborates with a variety of expert consultants, sub-contractors, and studio assistants. He personally oversees every step of each commission and installs most of them himself with a crew of long-time helpers. While an interest in light has been fundamental to virtually all of Carpenter’s work, he also embraces commissions that require new approaches and skills. ­is openness has led to increasing variety in his commissions and a wide range of sites and materials. Information on his projects and a video about his methods can be found at: http://www.edcarpenter.net