Brentwood unveils 180-foot 'Fields of Time' gateway sculpture by Dal Blumberg

Fields of Time, a new gateway sculpture by artist Dal Blumberg, was unveiled in Brentwood on Jan. 8 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony that organizers said culminates nearly a decade of planning. "Hopefully you're here for the ribbon cutting for Fields Of Time," Speaker 1 said, adding the city was "very, very happy" to see the long-standing project completed.

Organizers described the monument as part of a Gateway initiative meant to place visible public art at key entry points into the city. Speaker 1 said the project "was envisioned almost 10 years ago" and that the monument integrates references to Brentwood’s history. The installation was identified in the transcript as having been created by artist Dal Blumberg.

The work measures 180 feet long and 10 feet high, according to remarks at the ceremony. An unidentified speaker at the event described the piece’s imagery, saying, "I wanted to show the agriculture in the area," and outlining narrative arcs depicting people sowing seeds by hand and plowing with a horse to anchor the entryway in Brentwood’s earlier agricultural history. The same speaker noted the piece is designed to be seen from a car and observed that there are not really sidewalks at the site.

Speaker 1 said Fields of Time is sited along Brentwood Boulevard to welcome visitors on entry and to mark their departure from the city, framing the monument as part of Brentwood’s public image. The installation is now in place along the boulevard and open for public viewing.

No votes or formal municipal actions were recorded in the transcript. The ceremony focused on the artwork’s completion, its history as a Gateway project, and the artist’s thematic choices.