Beautiful new art is making its way from Little Rock, Arkansas, to a neighborhood in the Colorado city of Aurora. The new sculpture, Ethereal Bliss, is 23 feet high and 16 feet deep, weighs a little less than 10,000 pounds, is made entirely of steel, and is a combination of welding and 300 laser point cuts.
Ethereal Bliss traveled to Aurora Highlands from Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Artist and creator Hunter Brown says this abstract sculpture focuses on movement and motion. It took four days to bring it from Little Rock to Aurora and covered about 1,300 miles. The sculpture is so big that they had to take down the building wall and transport it by trailer.
“It kind of looks like it shouldn’t be able to exist,” Brown said. “For me, this is kind of like this spasm of joy. It kind of hints at the name — Ethereal Bliss. It’s this really odd, otherworldly kind of style that looks like it could live in a Halo world or sci-fi.”
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The piece can be found at the intersection of 46th Avenue and Main Street in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood in the far northern part of the city. The road is still under construction, so you will not be allowed in this area just yet.
Aurora Highlands says its goal is to open in early April. You can find the updates on their Instagram page.Â
This installation marks Brown’s third sculpture in Hogan Park at Highlands Creek, joining his other works:
Life Blood, a 28-foot ribbon sculpture installed in the community entry roundaboutAsclepius, a towering steel sculpture inspired by the ancient Greek symbol of healing, is located near the future medical campus
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Once installed, Ethereal Bliss will join a curated collection of more than 20 permanent artworks throughout the park, including the park’s newest sculpture, Liberty, installed in May 2025, and the viral Umi sculpture. Together, these works reinforce The Aurora Highlands’ vision of making public art a central part of daily community life while helping position Aurora as a destination for world-class art.
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