Unbuilt Public Art Proposal -
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| Concept sketch showing abstracted US flag in the glass verticals. |
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| Rendering of art glass wall. |
Way back in the mists of time, (in 2005), the Washington Glass Studio developed a public artwork proposal for a park being created in a new mixed used development in Virginia. In honor of the 4th of July, the underlying themes of the project make this a suitable blog subject.
The original proposal was to create a wall of glass, with
each cast glass segment combining to create an abstracted image of the USA flag.
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| Color-shifting glass was proposed - and would make the artwork different based on the light in the day or at night. |
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stripes of the abstract flag would be made up of many faces - a metaphor of “Out
of many, one” (E pluribus unum).
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| Texture and color were to have a strong interplay in the glass |
The wall of glass separated the private parkland area from the commercial/retail area. The artwork had to define the zones, yet allow visual contact between. Lighting effects were also planned to make the most of the color-shift glass. The proposed artwork would look different from daytime to night.
A number of design changes took place, and the project did not proceed in this form. Perhaps someday...!
