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DAMIEN HIRST AND WAYNE COYNE

Beautiful Mystical Exploding Sun Clouds Taste Metallic, installed in 2022 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, is a confluence of artistic energies, transatlantic collaboration, and logistical ingenuity. Conceived in 2012 in Damien Hirst’s UK studio, this monumental 18’ x 18’ spin art piece is the brainchild of Hirst and Wayne Coyne, the lead vocalist of The Flaming Lips.

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Modular suspension and rigging for an 800-pound monumental canvas. Zero-ground-contact installation strategy ensuring risk mitigation and facility protection in a high-traffic civic center.
Installation Image: Beautiful Mystical Exploding Sun Clouds Taste Metallic, installed in 2022 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, is a confluence of artistic energies, transatlantic collaboration, and logistical ingenuity. Conceived in 2012 in Damien Hirst’s UK studio, this monumental 18’ x 18’ spin art piece is the brainchild of Hirst and Wayne Coyne, the lead vocalist of The Flaming Lips.
Assembly of a custom 80-piece aircraft aluminum stretcher for a large-scale contemporary painting. Technical coordination of structural art supports to meet stringent engineering specifications.
Meticulous 20-day re-tensioning and museum-grade stretching of a sensitive monumental canvas. Specialized maintenance and restoration-grade handling for high-cap creative assets.
Manual cable rigging lift operation for a six-hour precision installation maneuver. Inverting and hoisting an 18-foot painting onto dual security-pinned cleats without heavy equipment.
Final permanent installation of Hirst/Coyne 'Beautiful Mystical Exploding Sun Clouds Taste Metallic.' Professional project management of a high-profile civic art activation on a compressed 26-day timeline.

NICK BAYER

Rightfully titled, “Howdy,” the 17-by-20-foot painting pays homage to Oklahoma's roots with 16 repeating images of the state flower, Route 66 and more. “Howdy” can be seen in the first-floor lobby of the Oklahoma City Convention Center, located at 100 Mick Cornett Dr. The radial arrangement of imagery takes inspiration from the windmills commonly seen dotting the Oklahoma landscape. The mural's composition was inspired by Western wear embroidery.

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17' x 20' monumental lobby mural 'Howdy' by Nick Bayer for the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Large-scale civic art installation designed for high-visibility visitor welcoming and regional branding.
Detail of site-specific mural inspired by Western-wear embroidery patterns. Precision-painted intricate composition at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, bridging traditional craft with contemporary civic art.
Radial windmill-inspired mural composition at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Utilizing regional landscape metaphors to activate large-scale interior architectural spaces through artistic data visualization.
Integrating Oklahoma cultural icons: Route 66 and the state flower into a 340 sq. ft. mural. Culturally resonant placemaking designed to instill a sense of pride and identity in municipal visitors.
Architecturally integrated mural in a high-traffic convention center lobby. Managed procurement and installation of site-specific artwork to enhance the first-floor hospitality experience.
High-durability mural application for municipal infrastructure. Technical oversight of large-format painting to ensure long-term maintenance-free life cycle in a public assembly facility.
Completed 'Howdy' mural by Nick Bayer at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Transforming utilitarian civic walls into a vibrant landmark of regional history and modern community hospitality.

David J. Holland

Greeting visitors at the entrance of the new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa (VHiT), formally The James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center, is a monumental oil on canvas installation. The work, titled A Welcome Spring, 2025 by acclaimed Oklahoma artist David Holland, is a striking cloudscape measuring nine feet tall by sixteen feet wide. It depicts a familiar, calming landscape from Oklahoma’s Osage Hills just west of Tulsa. 

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Monumental 9' x 16' oil on canvas cloudscape 'A Welcome Spring' at the Veterans Hospital in Tulsa (VHiT). Strategically placed as a welcoming anchor in the main lobby to provide tranquility for veterans and staff.
Custom-engineered 19-foot easel for large-format canvas fabrication. Technical oversight of the artistic process, managing progressive scaling from en plein air studies to monumental healthcare art.
Professional relocation and logistics for high-value large-format paintings. Safely transporting rolled monumental canvas from Oklahoma City to Tulsa for on-site medical facility assembly.
On-site precision assembly using a custom aircraft-grade aluminum stretcher system. Expert stretching of a 144 sq. ft. oil painting by specialized eight-person technical teams.
Architectural integration into a custom lobby recess using double security cleats. Meeting stringent federal and healthcare facility engineering specifications for permanent public art mounting.
Completed David J. Holland installation at the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. A landmark project under the CHIP-IN Act of 2016, demonstrating successful public-private partnership management.
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