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County CollectionWest Hollywood Fire Station #7Where Fire Meets WaterArtist:
Michael Amescua and Rudy Gerardo
Date:
1999
Region:
Beverly Hills/Westside
District:
Third
Location:
West Hollywood Fire Station #7
864 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 Architect:
Gonzalez Goodale Architects
Department:
Fire
 
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Project DescriptionInstalled in 1999, Where Fire Meets Water, by artists Michael Amescua and Rudy Gerardo, was completed under the City of West Hollywood’s Urban Art Ordinance. The artists were first selected through an open call process and then they worked with Gonzalez Goodale Architects to incorporate their artwork into the new fire station’s design. The cut steel work depicts a fireman’s helmet surrounded by abstracted flames and rivulets of water. The artwork is intended to highlight either the flames or the water depending on the angle in which it is viewed. See Michael Amescua, Chatsworth Courthouse Michael Amescua, East Los Angeles Civic Center About the ArtistBasing his artistic practice in East Los Angeles, Michael Amescua has executed many public art projects in the southern California region, including works for the MTA Gateway Transit Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles International Airport, Paseo Colorado in Pasadena, the Los Angeles Zoo, McCambridge Park in Burbank, Montebello Transit Center, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the Los Angeles County Chatsworth Courthouse. Amescua holds a BA in Anthropology from Occidental College. In addition to West Hollywood Fire Station No. 7, Rudy Gerardo assisted Michael Amescua with a public artwork for the Paseo Colorado in Pasadena. |
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