Houston artist Anthony Thompson Shumate recently installed “Monumental Moments,” a series of six human-scale word sculptures in Buffalo Bayou Park.
The single word thoughts – Explore, Pause, Reflect, Listen, Emerge, and Observe – are placed at ground level in unexpected areas along the new bayou-side Kinder Footpaths. The four-foot-tall sculptures feature turn-of-the century capital serif type and are crafted from 4” high density polyethylene (high-grade plastic), a material used in marine dock bumpers. The public art project was commissioned by Buffalo Bayou Partnership, through Houston Arts Alliance.