Color Field Sculpture Restoration

Color Field is a 2013 sculpture by artist Ivan Depena for the Federal Center Station, the sculpture is designed to transmit color patterns by refracting ambient light through polycarbonate-colored laminates. These laminates are mounted on steel stanchions along the access ramp on the station’s west side. However, since opening day, the laminates have proven too fragile and become frequent targets for vandalism. This project aims to preserve the artist’s vision by shifting the focus from refraction to reflection. To achieve this, the fragile polycarbonate laminates will be replaced with durable, vandal-resistant reinforced fiber plastic (RFP), maintaining the original color scheme of the Color Field as closely as possible to the artist’s intended distribution.