The 32-foot horse fell on its creator, killing him. Its glowing red eyes and imposing stature have been frightening passengers for years.
The 32-foot sculpture of a seemingly bloodthirsty bronco is the work of artist Luis Jiménez. Commissioned as public art for the airport and installed in 2008, the horse represents the wild spirit of the old American west.
Jeanie Straub pretty much covered everything I knew about the sculpture. But then, I found myself pretty curious, so I did a little digging into the sculptor and found even more interesting things of Blucifer (as we affectionately call our demonic…
A statue of a giant male horse at Denver International Airport is freaking more than a few people out.
The sculpture was based on the eight-foot-high sculpture Mesteño … Kirk. "And Behold a Big Blue Horse? Many in Denver Just Say Neigh," The New York Times, Monday …
After five years of either creeping out, intriguing or delighting travelers, the “Devil Horse” of Denver International Airport, as some critics call it, is getting a new round of attention, but it looks like it's going to stay.Behold "Blue Mustang," a 32-foot, 9,000-pound, electric blue, anatomically correct fiberglass sculpture of a …
Blue Mustang, known to locals by the nickname Blucifer, is a cast-fiberglass sculpture of a mustang located at Denver International Airport.Colored bright blue, with illuminated glowing red eyes, it is notable both for its striking appearance and for having killed its creator Luis Jiménez when a section of it fell on him at his studio.
First, the facts. The giant, red-eyed horse sculpture at the gates of the airport really did kill the sculptor who created it. He died of blood loss when part of the statue fell on him in his studio.
Nicknamed “Blucifer” and “DIAblo,” The Mustang is a 32-foot-tall, neon blue sculpture of a raging steed that is currently located on a hill south of the airport along Pena Boulevard.
DIA Sculptor Killed By Own Sculpture … whose work was supposed to be installed at Denver International … but it passed with no sign of the horse.
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