'Out of the Blue' life-size sculpture of breaching humpback whale unveiled in SLC neighborhood
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Arts Council “whalecomed” the city’s newest public arts piece Monday evening.It’s called “Out of the Blue” and is located in the middle of the roundabout at 900 south and 1100 east in the city’s “9th and 9th” area.
The sculpture is the work of artist Stephen Kesler and artist Mike Murdock painted the mural on its surface.“It kind of tells the story of how I found the 9th and 9th area when I was a teenager,” Kesler said.“Something I’d never seen before in Salt Lake,” Kesler said. “The culture, the music, the coffee shops, vegetarian restaurants, it was out of the blue for me for Salt Lake.
Kesler thanked the community and the arts council for the support, but admitted his sculpture will take some getting used to. “I know it can be controversial dropping a whale in the middle of someone’s neighborhood and I hope over the years, people love it just as much as I do.”
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