Terrazzo Floors by Joan Weissman
The designs highlight UNM’s cultural collaboration with Latin American universities. Each of the patterns make abstract reference to Pre-Columbian shapes, contemporary Southwestern imagery, and colors from New Mexican landscapes. Other elements allow for wider interpretations. At the Popejoy Hall entry, spirals bisected with fine lines look to many viewers like musical notations. Dance students have created choreography based on the geometric designs in front of Keller Hall. And the most understated of the insets at the entry to the UNM Art Museum is reminiscent of printed patterns from the Vienna Secessionist movement.