Park City Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // Chakra Sea by Scott Whitaker

In this blog series we feature Park City Public Art Board Members favorite local art pieces. See public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our Public Art Board members. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself! 

In this blog post we feature a favorite from Park City Public Art Board Member, David Nicholas.

David’s favorite piece in the Park City’s public art collection is Fish, by local artist Scott Whitaker.

Nestled along Poison Creek Trail within Park City, Fish, otherwise known as Chakra Sea, provides park users and passersby with a whimsical performance and pleasing discovery. Fish was installed in 2009 with a $15,000 budget. The beautiful installation consists of a large school of fish, each mounted on top of 100 year-old train tracks reclaimed from the Silver Star mine in Park City. 

Each unique fish is made from 100% recycled material, including old car hoods, ceiling tiles, old chains and machine parts, and is built using original colors and motifs inspired by the Western United States. Collectively they represent over six years of collecting, storing and maintaining hundreds of pieces of recycled material. “I see these seven fish...schooling together to solve many of the world’s problems.” says artist Scott Whitaker, “Each of the fish will be mounted on a swivel bearing in case they want to swim the other direction if the wind picks up.” 

See these unique fish for yourself along the Poison Creek Trail in Park City! Thanks to PAAB member David for the insight. Stay tuned for more Park City public art favorites in the coming months!