Otomi Heart at Riverdale Regional Park
Local artist Bimmer Torres’ Otomi Heart stands over 26’ tall with 360-degree views outside the Riverdale Animal Shelter in Riverdale Regional Park. The piece is a celebration of human connection to nature and land and depicts two women – a young woman and an elder – connected across time, representing the unbroken thread of heritage and ancestral wisdom.
The Otomi people, indigenous to Central Mexico, are known for their rich textile traditions, particularly Tenango embroidery. Torres intricate linework models this embroidery and if you can get close enough, you can see every stich, every spray.
Otomi Heart is part of the Adams County public art collection.
Community Engagement
Bimmer worked with 10 high school youth from the Brighton area and beyond for a one-day mural workshop intensive. The students were selected through a competitive application process, and worked directly with the artist to learn foundational skills in mural art and spray-painting techniques, and the career path and business of public art.
About Bimmer Torres
Bimmer Torres is a Denver-based muralist and sculptor born in Chihuahua, Mexico whose hyper-realistic work is inspired by the Chicano murals he was exposed to growing up in North Denver. You can find Torres’ work across the Rocky Mountain region, including the larger-than-life Mitotli, an 85 ft. tall mural painted across three grain silos in North Denver. Learn more about Bimmer on his website or following him on social media.
About the Percentage for the Arts Program
This project is funded by the Adams County Percentage for the Arts Program, which dedicates 2% of all construction costs for all eligible capital projects to bringing arts and culture to Adams County. Learn more about this unique and impactful program here.
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