Charles Bergen
Charles Bergen has practiced Architecture for over 20-years, but in 2012 he decided to pursue his lifelong passion in art. Since making this transition, Charles is the creator of the Chinatown Barnes Dance in Washington, DC. This artwork celebrates and ushers in the Chinese New Lunar Year. It is a well-known successful example of a colorful Barnes Dance (diagonal crosswalk). This public artwork is located in a high-profile intersection and is designed to enhance the pedestrian experience within the crosswalk. The long curves, colorful scales and expressive heads of the dragon safely lead the pedestrian across 7th Street (an extremely busy intersection). Additional artworks are located throughout the DC/ MD region in Brookland, Capital Hill, Hyattsville and Bowie.