🗝️ Check out the process of creating a station artwork!
👉 Starting at @markdeanveca ’s studio 👉 to the fabricator’s studio 👉 then finally installing the artwork at the station platform of the future Wilshire/La Brea Station.
Mark Dean Veca is one of the 27 artists/artist teams creating site specific, integrated artwork for the D Line Subway Extension Project.
Through stylistic references to barley fields and tar, 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢 draws from the art deco details of the nearby Wilshire Tower building and the geology of the Miracle Mile neighborhood.
Fabricated in porcelain enamel steel that extends down the length of the station platform on either side, riders will see everyday objects cherished by people who live and work in the area.
💜 Learn more about the D Line Subway Extension Project artworks at the link in @metro.art.la ’s bio.
#MetroArtLA #MetroDLineArt @metrolosangeles
Get a sneak peek before the D Line’s public debut. Come to Wilshire/La Brea on May 8 to say you saw it first! 👀
The opening of the D Line Extension – Section 1 has been wholly anticipated by Angelenos! @metrolosangeles is introducing three new stations in West LA and expanding connections across LA. Along your journey, take in new artworks that reflect the communities, stories and destinations tied to each station.
1. ‘Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre' by Eamon Ore-Giron, artist, uses glass and glass tiles that draw from the geometry of Art Deco and pays tribute to LA’s architectural and cultural past and future.
2. ‘Re: Orientation’ by Fran Siegel, artist, weaves together layered images from the local landscapes along the Wilshire corridor in glass tiles, where riders can catch glimpses of fossils, bold Art Deco details, a sundial and more.
3. ‘Miracle of La Brea’ by Mark Dean Veca, artist, invites riders to peek at familiar objects bubbling up from tar encased in porcelain enamel steel, revealing themselves as kaleidoscopic icons drawn from the local community’s stories.
With new stations on the D Line, discover art along the way!
Open Studio today through Sunday, May 17th!
Please join me in my Altadena studio to view the original designs for Miracle of La Brea, my new public artwork commissioned by LA Metro, and other recent work.
May 9-17
2:00 - 6:00 pm
208 West Terrace Street
Altadena, CA, 91001
Pictured:
Damask II, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
72x72”
Today through Sunday, May 17th!
Please join me in my Altadena studio to view the original designs for Miracle of La Brea, my new public artwork commissioned by LA Metro, and other recent work.
May 9-17
2:00 - 6:00 pm
208 West Terrace Street
Altadena, CA, 91001
Today through Sunday, May 17th!
Please join me in my Altadena studio to view the original designs for Miracle of La Brea, my new public artwork commissioned by LA Metro, and other recent work.
May 9-17
2:00 - 6:00 pm
208 West Terrace Street
Altadena, CA, 91001
Today through Sunday, May 17th!
Please join me in my Altadena studio to view the original designs for Miracle of La Brea, my new public artwork commissioned by LA Metro, and other recent work.
May 9-17
2:00 - 6:00 pm
Opening reception: Saturday, May 9, 2:00 - 6:00 pm
208 West Terrace Street
Altadena, CA, 91001
Congratulations to the City of Los Angeles for an amazing opening weekend celebrating the expansion of the D Line 🚊
We happen to think that the new Wilshire/La Brea station featuring artwork by @markdeanveca is one of the most beautiful terminals ever! Incredible work Mark, we look forward to visiting your art when we ride @metrolosangeles for years to come 🎉
Today through May 17th!
Please join me in my Altadena studio to view the original designs for Miracle of La Brea, my new public artwork commissioned by LA Metro, and other recent work.
May 9-17
2:00 - 6:00 pm
Opening reception: Saturday, May 9, 2:00 - 6:00 pm
208 West Terrace Street
Altadena, CA, 91001
Mark Dean Veca
Miracle of La Brea, 2026
Archival UltraChrome Print on
Moab Entrada 300 gsm 100% cotton rag paper
12 x 36” inches
Edition of 50 + 5 Artist’s Proofs
Signed and numbered by the artist
This new print celebrates “Miracle of La Brea, 2026”, my permanent public artwork in the new LA Metro station at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, opening on May 8th, 2026
