1489:
29:
140:
sky every five minutes for a full 24 hour period, the Studio analyzed the color data of the picture sequence and graphed it radially. This is their shape of a
Seattle day. Utilizing pre-programmed lighting sequences, at night, the sculpture echoes the sunrise in each of the foundation's global offices in real time.
139:
The piece is designed to represent the importance of individuals and connect all of the regional campuses of the foundation across the globe. The structure of the piece is inspired by what
Echelman and her team were able to visually represent as "the shape of a day". By taking pictures of the Seattle
286:
437:
197:
949:
442:
278:
1207:
227:
355:
70:
1290:
1257:
168:
1020:
1076:
1202:
1117:
463:
409:
1515:
1173:
1163:
189:
809:
348:
1331:
129:
1418:
1250:
564:
490:
1128:
803:
256:
1280:
1168:
1138:
733:
719:
504:
422:
341:
1469:
364:
219:
1520:
1493:
1243:
706:
62:
1050:
782:
428:
160:
1372:
1367:
1027:
935:
847:
820:
316:
1148:
928:
687:
518:
483:
1213:
1096:
1091:
840:
825:
624:
963:
279:"The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Unveils Janet Echelman's Latest Work: "Impatient Optimist" in Seattle"
1413:
1123:
1112:
768:
747:
631:
397:
1295:
1285:
1133:
887:
667:
584:
511:
1153:
1086:
796:
598:
450:
403:
1474:
1423:
1311:
1081:
726:
693:
681:
476:
1393:
1266:
1197:
1158:
1143:
1013:
992:
977:
869:
861:
833:
416:
558:
1034:
970:
525:
136:
that opened in 2011. The aerial net sculpture is 120 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 40 feet deep.
1428:
1346:
1006:
900:
854:
660:
1043:
921:
754:
712:
497:
1388:
1336:
999:
985:
956:
700:
1341:
1321:
942:
914:
740:
570:
531:
457:
383:
109:
43:
248:
1509:
1445:
1351:
1316:
789:
674:
551:
537:
469:
390:
1408:
1403:
610:
544:
28:
876:
761:
651:
1398:
1326:
907:
85:
72:
775:
604:
645:
591:
333:
308:
143:
The work was recognized at the ACEC 2016 Engineering
Excellence Awards.
617:
368:
133:
113:
53:
1235:
638:
220:"New Art Installation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation"
1239:
337:
249:"Impatient Optimist, Seattle, WA, 2015 - Janet Echelman"
16:
Sculpture by Janet
Echelman in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
161:"Art In Focus: "Impatient Optimist" by Janet Echelman"
1462:
1437:
1381:
1360:
1304:
1273:
1190:
1105:
1069:
1060:
886:
375:
60:
49:
39:
21:
1208:Public art of the Washington State Ferries system
1251:
349:
8:
950:Mary's Invitation – A Place to Regard Beauty
1021:Two Plane Vertical Horizontal Variation III
1258:
1244:
1236:
1203:List of public art in Kirkland, Washington
1066:
883:
356:
342:
334:
27:
18:
1228:: † No longer extant or on public display
410:American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory
190:"Impatient Optimist Sculpture Unveiled"
152:
7:
810:United Confederate Veterans Memorial
132:for their global campus in downtown
1291:Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist
194:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
130:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
289:from the original on July 13, 2017
259:from the original on July 16, 2017
14:
313:Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
200:from the original on June 2, 2017
1488:
1487:
804:Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae
434:Black Lives Matter street mural
1332:Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
319:from the original on 2021-11-29
230:from the original on 2022-10-24
171:from the original on 2021-03-04
720:Sasquatch Pushing Over a House
423:Birthplace of Seattle Monument
1:
1516:Outdoor sculptures in Seattle
1470:North Queen Anne Drive Bridge
734:Seattle Fishermen's Memorial
491:Fallen Firefighters Memorial
1537:
1373:Seattle Pacific University
1368:Seattle Country Day School
1028:Typewriter Eraser, Scale X
848:Waiting for the Interurban
1483:
1223:
929:Eye Benches I, II and III
688:Pioneer Square totem pole
519:Fountain of the Northwest
35:
26:
1214:The Emperor Has No Balls
625:Lundeberg Derby Monument
128:was commissioned by the
1419:Mount Pleasant Cemetery
748:Seattle George Monument
565:Historic Chinatown Gate
398:Adjacent, Against, Upon
120:Description and history
1296:West Queen Anne School
1286:Temple De Hirsch Sinai
1281:Queen Anne High School
668:Nine Spaces Nine Trees
585:International Fountain
512:Fountain of Reflection
484:Dancer's Series: Steps
86:47.62333°N 122.34583°W
964:Perre's Ventaglio III
797:Thomas Burke Monument
599:Joshua Green Fountain
404:AIDS Memorial Pathway
285:. February 12, 2015.
1475:Queen Anne Boulevard
1424:Parsons Gardens Park
1118:Christopher Columbus
727:Seattle Center Totem
694:Prefontaine Fountain
505:Fountain of Creation
477:Dancer with Flat Hat
91:47.62333; -122.34583
1521:Queen Anne, Seattle
1394:Counterbalance Park
1267:Queen Anne, Seattle
1198:Graffiti in Seattle
993:Seattle Cloud Cover
862:Waterfront Fountain
834:Untitled Totem Pole
464:Centennial Fountain
124:Installed in 2015,
82: /
1453:Impatient Optimist
971:Persephone Unbound
578:Impatient Optimist
526:Fountain of Wisdom
309:"2016 ACEC Awards"
126:Impatient Optimist
108:is a sculpture by
105:Impatient Optimist
56:, Washington, U.S.
22:Impatient Optimist
1503:
1502:
1429:Trolley Hill Park
1347:Storyville Coffee
1312:Big Mario's Pizza
1233:
1232:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1174:George Washington
1164:William H. Seward
855:The Wall of Death
783:Statue of Liberty
707:Rainbow crossings
682:The People's Wall
661:Naramore Fountain
101:
100:
1528:
1491:
1490:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1237:
1097:Mark A. Matthews
1092:Henry M. Jackson
1067:
884:
755:Seattle Monolith
713:The Red Popsicle
417:Angie's Umbrella
358:
351:
344:
335:
328:
327:
325:
324:
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
275:
269:
268:
266:
264:
245:
239:
238:
236:
235:
224:Seattle Magazine
216:
210:
209:
207:
205:
186:
180:
179:
177:
176:
165:Vanguard Seattle
157:
97:
96:
94:
93:
92:
87:
83:
80:
79:
78:
75:
65:
31:
19:
1536:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1499:
1479:
1458:
1433:
1389:Bhy Kracke Park
1377:
1356:
1337:Moonrise Bakery
1300:
1269:
1264:
1234:
1229:
1219:
1178:
1101:
1062:
1056:
1051:Wandering Rocks
1000:Sky Landscape I
986:Schubert Sonata
957:Neukom Vivarium
943:Love & Loss
891:
889:
882:
429:Black Lightning
371:
362:
332:
331:
322:
320:
307:
306:
302:
292:
290:
277:
276:
272:
262:
260:
247:
246:
242:
233:
231:
218:
217:
213:
203:
201:
188:
187:
183:
174:
172:
159:
158:
154:
149:
122:
112:, installed in
90:
88:
84:
81:
76:
73:
71:
69:
68:
61:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1534:
1532:
1524:
1523:
1518:
1508:
1507:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1472:
1466:
1464:
1463:Transportation
1460:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1449:
1441:
1439:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1370:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1322:Macrina Bakery
1319:
1314:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1263:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1240:
1231:
1230:
1224:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1115:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1017:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
974:
967:
960:
953:
946:
939:
936:Father and Son
932:
925:
918:
911:
904:
901:Bunyon's Chess
896:
894:
881:
880:
873:
866:
858:
851:
844:
837:
830:
829:
828:
823:
813:
807:
800:
793:
786:
779:
772:
765:
758:
751:
744:
741:Seattle Garden
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
704:
697:
690:
685:
678:
671:
664:
657:
649:
642:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
571:Homeless Jesus
567:
562:
555:
548:
541:
534:
532:Fremont Rocket
529:
522:
515:
508:
501:
494:
487:
480:
473:
466:
461:
458:Broken Obelisk
454:
447:
446:
445:
440:
432:
425:
420:
413:
406:
401:
394:
387:
384:A Sound Garden
379:
377:
373:
372:
363:
361:
360:
353:
346:
338:
330:
329:
300:
270:
253:Janet Echelman
240:
226:. 2022-07-08.
211:
181:
167:. 2015-03-01.
151:
150:
148:
145:
121:
118:
116:, Washington.
110:Janet Echelman
99:
98:
66:
58:
57:
51:
47:
46:
44:Janet Echelman
41:
37:
36:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1533:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1496:
1495:
1486:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1461:
1455:
1454:
1450:
1448:
1447:
1446:Changing Form
1443:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1414:Marshall Park
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1359:
1353:
1352:Via Tribunali
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1261:
1256:
1254:
1249:
1247:
1242:
1241:
1238:
1227:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1124:Chris Cornell
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1113:Chief Seattle
1111:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1087:James J. Hill
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1077:Chief Seattle
1075:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1059:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1009:
1008:
1004:
1002:
1001:
997:
995:
994:
990:
988:
987:
983:
980:
979:
975:
973:
972:
968:
966:
965:
961:
959:
958:
954:
952:
951:
947:
945:
944:
940:
938:
937:
933:
931:
930:
926:
924:
923:
919:
917:
916:
912:
910:
909:
905:
903:
902:
898:
897:
895:
893:
885:
879:
878:
874:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
857:
856:
852:
850:
849:
845:
843:
842:
838:
836:
835:
831:
827:
824:
822:
819:
818:
817:
814:
811:
808:
806:
805:
801:
799:
798:
794:
792:
791:
790:Straight Shot
787:
785:
784:
780:
778:
777:
773:
771:
770:
766:
764:
763:
759:
757:
756:
752:
750:
749:
745:
743:
742:
738:
736:
735:
731:
729:
728:
724:
722:
721:
717:
715:
714:
710:
708:
705:
703:
702:
698:
696:
695:
691:
689:
686:
684:
683:
679:
677:
676:
675:Olympic Iliad
672:
670:
669:
665:
663:
662:
658:
656:
654:
650:
648:
647:
643:
641:
640:
636:
634:
633:
629:
627:
626:
622:
620:
619:
615:
613:
612:
608:
606:
603:
601:
600:
596:
594:
593:
589:
587:
586:
582:
580:
579:
575:
573:
572:
568:
566:
563:
561:
560:
559:Hat 'n' Boots
556:
554:
553:
552:Hammering Man
549:
547:
546:
542:
540:
539:
538:Fremont Troll
535:
533:
530:
528:
527:
523:
521:
520:
516:
514:
513:
509:
507:
506:
502:
500:
499:
498:Farmer's Pole
495:
493:
492:
488:
486:
485:
481:
479:
478:
474:
472:
471:
470:Changing Form
467:
465:
462:
460:
459:
455:
453:
452:
448:
444:
441:
439:
436:
435:
433:
431:
430:
426:
424:
421:
419:
418:
414:
412:
411:
407:
405:
402:
400:
399:
395:
393:
392:
388:
386:
385:
381:
380:
378:
374:
370:
366:
359:
354:
352:
347:
345:
340:
339:
336:
318:
314:
310:
304:
301:
288:
284:
280:
274:
271:
258:
254:
250:
244:
241:
229:
225:
221:
215:
212:
199:
195:
191:
185:
182:
170:
166:
162:
156:
153:
146:
144:
141:
137:
135:
131:
127:
119:
117:
115:
111:
107:
106:
95:
67:
64:
59:
55:
52:
48:
45:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1492:
1452:
1451:
1444:
1409:MacLean Park
1404:Kinnear Park
1225:
1212:
1139:Jimi Hendrix
1134:Ivar Haglund
1129:Leif Erikson
1082:Edvard Grieg
1049:
1042:
1035:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
976:
969:
962:
955:
948:
941:
934:
927:
920:
913:
906:
899:
875:
868:
860:
853:
846:
841:Urban Garden
839:
832:
815:
802:
795:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
753:
746:
739:
732:
725:
718:
711:
699:
692:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
644:
637:
630:
623:
616:
611:Lady Rainier
609:
597:
590:
583:
577:
576:
569:
557:
550:
545:Grass Blades
543:
536:
524:
517:
510:
503:
496:
489:
482:
475:
468:
456:
449:
438:Capitol Hill
427:
415:
408:
396:
389:
382:
321:. Retrieved
312:
303:
291:. Retrieved
282:
273:
261:. Retrieved
252:
243:
232:. Retrieved
223:
214:
202:. Retrieved
193:
184:
173:. Retrieved
164:
155:
142:
138:
125:
123:
104:
103:
102:
1342:Sal Y Limón
1169:Sun Yat-Sen
1154:John McGraw
877:Wind Cradle
769:Sonic Bloom
762:Shear Draft
632:Made in USA
89: /
77:122°20′45″W
63:Coordinates
1510:Categories
1438:Public art
1399:Kerry Park
1327:Mecca Cafe
1317:Café Hagen
908:Curve XXIV
870:Waterworks
451:Black Sun
365:Public art
323:2023-06-20
234:2023-06-20
175:2023-06-20
147:References
74:47°37′24″N
1382:Geography
1361:Education
1274:Buildings
1159:Jim Owens
1144:Don James
1063:sculpture
1038:(McMakin)
890:Sculpture
776:Soul Pole
605:Kobe Bell
443:City Hall
283:ArchDaily
1494:Category
1305:Business
1061:Portrait
1036:Untitled
816:Untitled
646:The Mitt
592:Jet Kiss
317:Archived
293:July 17,
287:Archived
263:July 17,
257:Archived
228:Archived
204:July 17,
198:Archived
169:Archived
50:Location
1191:Related
1106:Statues
1014:Stinger
978:Riviera
888:Olympic
826:Shapiro
618:Loo Wit
369:Seattle
134:Seattle
114:Seattle
54:Seattle
701:Rachel
639:Mirall
40:Artist
1149:Lenin
1070:Busts
1007:Split
915:Eagle
821:Kelly
655:(2/3)
653:Moses
376:Works
1044:Wake
922:Echo
892:Park
391:Adam
295:2017
265:2017
206:2017
1226:Key
367:in
1512::
315:.
311:.
281:.
255:.
251:.
222:.
196:.
192:.
163:.
1259:e
1252:t
1245:v
1120:†
1031:†
981:†
865:†
812:†
357:e
350:t
343:v
326:.
297:.
267:.
237:.
208:.
178:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
