Seaside Sculpture: Public Art in Laguna Beach

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Lauren Moss

If you haven’t had the chance to see downtown Laguna’s latest temporary art exhibition, Sunset Trace, this weekend marks the final opportunity to visit and view the kinetic sculpture.

A vibrant ‘skynet’ by LA artist Patrick Shearn, the suspended installation brings color, movement and texture to a 650 foot stretch along Heisler Park and Main Beach.

From the Laguna Art Museum:

Inspired by the graceful murmuration of birds flocking together, or schools of fish coalescing and moving simultaneously, Patrick Shearn’s signature Skynets are a constant reminder of nature moving around us. Suspended using transparent monofilament netting and rigged inconspicuously, the undulating forms appear to levitate in midair, finessed by the unique wind patterns of each site, revealing unseen natural elements in unusual, dramatic ways.

We stopped by on a particularly windy afternoon last week, and the weather made for even greater visual impact...

Find more information about the exhibition from the Laguna Beach Art Museum and for further details on the artist and additional works, check out Poetic Kinetics online.