Diamond Bloom

Scottsdale's Museum of the West - Scottsdale, Arizona

Diamond Bloom rises from the desert ground like a blossoming form awakened by light. Positioned at the southern edge of Scottsdale’s Arts District, it serves as a luminous threshold to the Museum of the West. Its twin arcs unfurl skyward, echoing the organic geometry of desert flora, radiant and ever reaching toward the sun. Composed of brass panels, glass fins, and vibrant illumination, the sculpture shimmers by day and glows from within at night, mirroring the shifting colors of the Sonoran landscape. Diamond Bloom celebrates the desert’s quiet vitality and the enduring spirit of the West, a place where art, nature, and light converge in continual renewal.

Project Information

Diamond Bloom

Client: Scottsdale Public Art
Completion Date: January 2015
Dimensions: 16’L x 16’W x 27’H
Materials: coated steel pipe, brass panels, laminated safety glass, lighting

Artist: Curtis Pittman
Computer Modeling and Shop Drawings: Curtis Pittman
Structural Engineering: KPFF Consulting Engineers – Portland, OR
Steel Fabrication: Magnum Architectural – Phoenix, AZ
Glass Fabrication: Glass Strategies – Portland, OR
Lighting Design: Biella Lighting Design – Portland, OR

Photography: Sean Deckert, Curtis Pittman

Scottsdale’s Museum of the West – 3830 N Marshall Way – Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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Concept

Design Drawing

Fabrication

Installation