Images public art commission
08/11/2009
All images copyright 2009 Walter van Rijn
SoundUnit public art commission
06/11/2009
Artwork installed, within budget and constructed within time. Better pictures will arrive soon.
Opening to be announced. As this pavilion is situated in a public place have a look and interact by all means…
The Practice of Public Art
05/11/2009
A page with a few publications about theory and practice of public art.
1) Book: The Practice of Public Art
2) Publication : Open
1) The Practice of Public Art
A recent anthology about the fine art discipline of public art. A very good resource for theory, practice and history, although many essays are about the United States.
Cartiere, C. and Willis, S. (2008). The practice of public art. London: Routledge.
A Public art definition (p15) or working definition: “there are recognised directions within public art practice that serve to define the field:
Public art is art outside of museums and galleries and must fit within at least one of the following categories:
1. in a place accessible or visible to the public: in public
2. concerned with or affecting the community or individuals: public interest
3. maintained for or used by the community or individuals: public place
4. paid for by the public: publicly funded”
I would consider the University grounds a semi-public place, but taken that aside, the SoundUnit ticks 4 boxes!
2) Open
Cahier on Art and the Public Domain
A critical platform for discussions of theory and practice:
Published by SKOR, a Dutch organisation which develops and realises art projects in public space.
Some articles are online available:
http://www.skor.nl/set-635-en.html
“Open is a cahier that reflects upon contemporary public space from a cultural perspective. Through a thematic investigation into the changing conditions of public space and through new ideas relating to this space, Open aims to make a structural contribution to the development of theories about these subjects and to function as a platform for reflection on socio-cultural and artistic practices.
Open wants to create and stimulate autonomous and experimental ideas concerning art and the public domain. Theme issues have featured such subjects as security, memory, visibility, sound, tolerance, hybrid space, cultural freedom, the rise of informal media, art as a public issue and manufacturability. In addition to essays and more project-related texts, Open also includes book reviews and interviews with artists and theorists.”
video 4
05/11/2009
last words
05/11/2009
I am aiming to finish on Friday, just a few more words.
Foto by Bob Marshall
Words
03/11/2009
Lots of rain this week, but just warm enough to keep painting. I’ve made a tent to keep the wall dry enough to paint the text on the inside.
stripes
30/10/2009
The stripes are a reminder that this project is based on drawing. I am aiming for an end result that looks like something that comes strait from a CAD (computer assisted drawing). A 3D graphic materialised. I’m almost there…
painting 2 undercoats
29/10/2009
Turf laid, job done
22/10/2009
A break in the rain gave Swatton the chance to finish his job with laying the turf.
Thanks Steve and Will, you did a great job! Thanks for your advise, keeping an eye on the details and delivering precise work, on time, without any problems.
If only the organising bit of this project was so straightforward!
Apparently the University leaves the tarmac path in the grass as it is, for the time being… How daft is that? All I can say is: that is just typical, a path to nowhere.
I hope to get better pics tomorrow!
Walter van Rijn