Art as an intrinsic aspect of ceilings, floors, roofs, doors, walls, windows, and integrated within a building.
The title of the artwork “Rear Window” is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock film dated from 1954 with the same name, which explore the role of the viewer in the creative process, when showing that the spectators are not passive recipients, who merely accumulate images of the film, but engage in an important cognitive and affective activity in the course of attempting to understand the story.
The Sound That Light Makes by Australian artist Alexander Knox forms the exterior screen to the newly developed 300 George Street precinct in Brisbane, Australia. Wrapping around the podium at the base of the three tower site, the work creates an iconic visual signature and landmark for the soon-to-be-completed high-end commercial area.
“Rainbow Sunset” features optical color blending, utilizing colorful translucent polycarbonate fins placed over colorful curved painted graphics, to suggest the hues of a sunset. The work, sited on north and west sides of the parking garage, activates these faces, providing visual interest and color. The work covers 35 feet by 150 feet of the garage, turning the corner. The work interacts with sunlight, hue and movement, creating ever-changing nuances of color. The colorful super graphic creates a dynamic expression. The work marks a busy intersection at Little Patuxent Parkway and Broken Land Parkway, quickly becoming a new community landmark.
Spanning 2 city blocks and 6 storeys in height, the unprecedented scale of the Quad Student Residence speaks to the role of architecture defining the city as art – as a cultural public realm. The collaboration of city, university, developer, architect, artist and constructor celebrated innovation in terms of policy, urban design, narrative and building technology. The development framework was created by the municipal planning requirements that mandated the ‘Percent for Public Art’ program, endorsed by the university’s support of the ‘building as art’ concept and embraced by the design/development team who challenged the creative design, technical and procurement process.
Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, this house was designed by Robert Kueny who studied at Taliesin with Frank Lloyd Wright. This project consists of an ensemble of related art glass doors and windows within one of the defining features of the home--the central stone circular stair tower. I also created a steel and glass fireplace screen for the master bedroom. The pieces are built with hand blown glass using traditional leaded glass techniques.
