Made from scrap metal, including an assortment of fenders, license plates, wheels, bicycle seats, engine parts and pipes, the 40 foot tall sculpture sits in the center of a roundabout towering over a small suburban neighborhood.
At night, orange filters on spotlights positioned around the sculpture light it up and give its rusted metal parts a golden glow.
The sculpture is the work of Mexico City sculptor Florentino Narcis and is called the "King of the Parc." The sculpture took six months to design and plan, and another six months to assemble. Five trucks hauled it from Mexico City to Bexar County, where Narcis spent three weeks reassembling it on site with the help of welding, crane and lift crews.
There's meaning to the seemingly random assemblage of metal. An engine sits at the heart of the sculpture. Typewriters represent the ability to communicate. License plates from Texas and Mexico represent a cultural exchange. The bikes, scooters and pedals incorporated into the elaborate twists and turns are just for fun, and for the children who will live in the neighborhood.