“Ethereal is not a word one typically associates with 12,000 pounds of stainless steel. Yet “Sunburst” — Palm Desert’s newest and largest art installation — manages to give that impression despite being composed of heavy metal.
Credit Donald Gialanella, an artist who specializes in the design and fabrication of public art, for achieving such a feat. The St. Petersburg, Florida–based artist answered the call for submissions when Palm Desert was seeking ideas to enhance the roundabout on the newly revitalized San Pablo Avenue at San Gorgonio Way…”
