Velosaurus (sculpture)

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Velosaurus
Velosaurus (sculpture)
ArtistHoratio Law
Year2015 (2015)
TypeSculpture
MediumConcrete, steel
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°30′00″N122°38′56″W / 45.50011°N 122.64900°W / 45.50011; -122.64900 Coordinates: 45°30′00″N122°38′56″W / 45.50011°N 122.64900°W / 45.50011; -122.64900

Velosaurus is an outdoor 2015 concrete and painted steel sculpture by Horatio Law, installed beneath the Powell Blvd. Light Rail Overpass between the MAX Orange Line's Clinton St/SE 12th Ave and Clinton St/SE 12th Ave stations in southeast Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The piece is a series of eight bas-relief panels made of recycled bicycle and skateboard parts, arranged to appear like dinosaur skeletal remains. [1]

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  1. "Public Art on MAX Orange Line". TriMet . Retrieved November 25, 2015.