This large, interpretive molecule was created by Amy Toscani and installed in 2008 at the entrance to the Molecular and Cellular Biology building at the University of Minnesota. This large molecule is 32″ tall and close to five tons worth of colored, welded shapes. While the piece is designed is to resemble the component particles of a molecular form, it does not represent any specific molecule. To date this piece is untitled by the artist.

Created in 2004 by Amy Toscani, “Muscle” is 26 feet tall, features a piece at the top that spins in the wind and the colors and shapes make for a playfully interactive sculpture. Or kind of weird, depending on how cynical you want to be.

“I thought about water towers, and how they’re a landmark in small towns,” Amy Toscani told Public Art St. Paul. “And I thought that an arch would let people interact with the sculpture by walking under and around it.”

Sept. 13, 2010 Update: This sculpture was moved to the Western Sculpture Park to make way for the lightrail line in St. Paul.