I don't think our 84K could stretch this far, but for inspiration these are amazing.(This is about a grant specifically for an artwork in our village where there is a new development of 250 houses. Our village only has 400 houses at present.) I haven't met this woman yet! She's new. After the wild, multi experiences and visual OTT of the Eden project, the nearby Lost gardens of Heligan is like a quiet intimate little chapel. The sculpture is all by Sue and Pete Hill and there is a unity and … [Read more...]
Chilton Artwork 6 – amphitheatre
We all responded to the idea of an amphitheatre - it can be used as a play-park, meeting spot or for theatre or singing.I do think that what made these special was the naturals slopes and the trees. For newcomers to the blog, this is an exploration of possible "artwork ideas" for our little village in Oxfordshire.See the other five posts in "search for keywords" for the big picture. … [Read more...]
Chilton Artwork 5 – meandering down the labyrinth
The Minotaurus labyrinth is a beautiful fluid shape. But the first labyrinth that I used in my Art and Geometry series was the Chartres Labyrinth. We were driving through France in 2006 and I had not looked at the map so was surprised when I suddenly saw the unmistakable silhouette of Chartres cathedral (you know, the one with one tower shorter than the other.) Well I was so excited because having come from from South Africa and studied this in History of Art it went from theory to reality in a … [Read more...]
Chilton Artwork 4
I've started trying to identify possible ideas within the brief to see how people respond and also as a springboard for more ideas.Today we'll look at: Interactive Ideas:Meditation: Words as artMeditation: Sensory GardenMeditation: Labyrinth Thinking of how people could interact with art in a grown-up way, I thought of how having an artwork could trigger a response of relaxation or meditation. Poetry or words engages the mind while a sensory garden usually appeals to our sense of sound or … [Read more...]
Chilton Artwork 2
Our first task is to define a brief and this means we need to take all things into account - the perceived desires and needs of the community. See yesterday's blog I divided the categories as follows:Science ThemeExploring Artifical LightExploring Natural Light Interactive Ideas:Information Kiosk - angularInformation Kiosk - organicMeditation: Words as artMeditation: Sensory GardenMeditation: LabyrinthSocial: Mini AmphitheatreSocial: Seating as Sculpture Exploring Natural Science: Land Art To … [Read more...]