For some time now at Tampa International Airport, its ‘gateway to the west coast Florida”, visitors are welcomed by a giant flamingo in the center of the main terminal. His pink neck and long skinny legs descend from the ceiling and touch the ground.
Branded ‘HOME’, Matthew Mazzotta’s colorful 6.7m tall sculpture is accompanied by a ceiling that mimics rippling water. The lighting, which changes with the daylight from outside, casts the same dappled glow on the floor and creates the illusion that the flamingo has dipped its head under water, reports APE-MPE.
The artist drew it flamingo, which is one of Florida’s most iconic birds, as realistically as possible. He sculpted each part by hand to scale and then cast them in a resin and fiberglass component. Next, paint the parts to look realistic, both to the eye and to the touch.
Source: News Beast
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