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ALEXANDER TYLEVICH: PUBLIC ART(Proposals) | |
ATRIUM ART CONCEPT | |
(Originally designed for a campus science building, it could be adapted for use in other appropriate spaces.)
At once visually spontaneous and architecturally straightforward, the concept for the atrium artwork is a comprehensive multi-layered poetic composition. Suspended in mid-air in the North Atrium, one will find a series of nearly touching “half-arches” of dichroic glass. Dichroic glass is a NASA invention and has the unique property of changing color when viewed at various angles. An architecturally exciting arrangement of hanging glass “curves,” constantly changing in color, sends a colorful wave cascading trough the building’s multi-leveled space. Sunlight will cast iridescent shadows onto the atrium walls, symbolically highlighting the energy and movement of campus life, and more specifically the vibrancy of the science building. Complementing the dichroic glass composition are linear ‘time” mobiles. A “glowing” cable following one of the ring’s orbits will move at each hour of the day. Another “time hand” will count minutes. At mid-day, the cables will land on a visual point of intersection between the hanging elements. A visual recognition of this significant time of day may include some sort of subtle light show, which will work in tandem with gentle light projections taking place directly below the glass structure. Notes about the artwork The art of technology – technology of art An unorthodox space requires fresh ideas: There are several technical possibilities for the development of this project. Various approaches could be used. The space itself and the light source may suggest one approach or another. Different approaches for the “arches” a) Self-supporting glass arches. Options for glass treatment: b) Aluminum and/or stainless tubing “transporting” glass segments across the atrium space. c) “Light pipes,” a 3M Company product. By coupling pipes together we can create continuous homogeneous lighting strips. d) “Azure pipes,” a Lewis MFG. Co. product. We can use pulling grips as a prototype for the half-arch, “transporting” glass/acrylic elements across the atrium space. |
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