Showing posts with label public art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public art. Show all posts

Public Art City of Shoreline #3: Parade Route

Friday, March 24, 2017

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


City of Shoreline Public Art Collection
North City neighborhood on 15th Ave NE at NE 177th St, NE corner
City of Shoreline 1% for Art Program 2007

Parade Route  Chris Bennett, artist. Cast bronze

Bennett specializes in classically formed sculptures of people and wildlife drawing inspiration from nature and local history. For the North City neighborhood, he designed this grandfather holding his grandson on his shoulders to reference the Celebrate Shoreline parade that used to go down 15th Avenue each August.

--Text courtesy City of Shoreline



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Public Art City of Shoreline #2: Contemplating the Arc

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Photo by Jerry Pickard


City of Shoreline Public Art Collection
Echo Lake Park 2021 NW 190th Street
City of Shoreline 1% for Art Program 2008

Contemplating the Arc  Stuart Nakamura, artist. Concrete, stone, steel

Artists' Statement: In response to the location and nature of the park, my approach is to create imagery which reinforces what I feel is the character of the park ... that of a sanctuary from an otherwise noisy and busy suburban setting.

I also felt that the artwork should reflect the lake's natural elements and place equal importance to the horizontal aspect of the space due to the quantity of large vertical elements already present...

--Text courtesy City of Shoreline



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Public Art City of Shoreline #1: Reflex Solaris

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Reflex Solaris
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


City of Shoreline Public Art Collection
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park 2021 NW 190th Street 98177
City of Shoreline 1% for Art Program 2009

Reflex Solaris Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan, artists. Concrete, steel, and sun

Artists' Statement: Reflex Solaris is an environmental artwork that uses the sun's alignment and reflection to create an aesthetic experience tied to the park's unique concave landform, dramatic westerly views, and cyclical time.

Stainless steel reflector
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Radiating out from a focal point sundial terrace is a series of five sculptural reflectors built into the land's upper slopes. Each reflector aligns with a significant geographical and astronomical locus; the Solstices, Equinoxes, True North, and Magnetic North.

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Each mirrored stainless steel reflector has three facets positioned to capture and play with the visual dynamics and spatial relationships of the dramatic site - from the cinemagraphic sky-scape of moving clouds, sunlight, moonlight, and starlight, to the spectacular views out across Puget Sound to the Olympic Mountains.

Sweeping views from every angle
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

On the solstices and equinoxes, the setting sun hits the aligned reflector shooting sunlight back to the central sundial to create a nexus of place, space, and time.

--Text courtesy City of Shoreline


 

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Call for pianos

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Ready kids and friends on Octavia Rises
created by artists Ann Blanch, Lynn Turnblom,
and Sue Williams


“Street Pianos” to return to Shoreline

Do you know a piano that is well-loved but no longer in use and would love to be painted and played outdoors?  The City of Shoreline is planning its second annual Piano Time “street piano” event for August 2013.

Thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture, we are looking for five additional instruments to increase the musical opportunities in public, pedestrian-friendly locations. Visual artists will paint or otherwise decorate the pianos but they must be in reasonable musical shape and not need any major repairs. 

Professional pianists will play at the Arts al Fresco opening on August 1st and the finale concert on August 28th. The rest of the month you and other passers-by may tickle the ivories. Back by popular demand, the goal of this project is the same: to enliven our summer environment with colorful sounds and sights.  

If you know of a piano that might be just right for Piano Time, email Ros Bird, Public Art Coordinator, with the details and contact information or call 206-801-2661. Prosser Piano will help us check it out for suitability.  


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