More site pix...

Steel Wall

Site North

Side Wall

Walking through the site we found spaces, walls and objects that may suit projections.  Building walls could be used for architectural mapping like the photo posted earlier on, marked architectural canvas and the steel wall could be a large scale surface to work the graffiti onto.  The sculptures would be great for mapping textures and images on. 

We would need to work out within compositional context how the two parts of the project will work together.

Large projectors used at Enlighten

Synopsis

Interaction, participation and collaboration – are three elements that Urban Resonance requires for a final Digital Design Urban Project.  Alex and Laarni hope to produce an immersive experience for Canberra locals to generate and enjoy.  With experimentations and explorations in the processing program along with the aid of a heavy-duty projector, we hope to bring our creative edge to 3D projection mapping.

Resonance of graffiti and architectural icons will pervade our processes and our final concepts.  We have chosen graffiti as part of our project because graffiti has the ability to tap into spontaneity and be genuinely offered by participants as affirmations, exclamations, exaltations, revelations, abhorations or euphoric elations whatever erupts the emotions.  

On the other side of the urban scale and equipment permitting, a projection light show composed of a list of recognisable, significant or otherwise still notable examples of architecture to be projected 3 dimensionally onto the building faces of New Acton.  Hopefully provoking a sense of urban identity with their city of possibilities.  Buildings can dream too!

Digital Design Urban

Art tomorrow

Lovely to see all forms of artwork around the city I live in.  Evidently not all the artwork in Canberra is commissioned and I would like to take that angle further and investigate, photographing and maybe documenting its meaning and/or history.

We were able to capture another form of artwork the other night in our Parliamentary Triangle.  It is part of a light festival running in the city at the moment.  Its aptly called ENLIGHTEN and previews some very fine light projections onto some very notable architecture.

A new form of urban art can be seen here....the age of 3D Projection Mapping.

Old Parliament House

Questacon Building

National Art Gallery

Art today

Canberra hosts quite a trail of public art.  Artworks are strewn all over the city from Turner to New Acton including Braddon.  And this is only the inner city trail.

The oldest  piece dating back to 1961 'Ethos' by Tom Bass. The changing face of Canberra has seen more commissioned artworks, the majority of which have been installed in the last decade.

Public sculptures include:
Life Cycle (2010) Stainless steel in stone and Vortex (2002) by David Jensz.
Cupressus Sempervirens (2010) by Paul Jamieson.
Saltimbanque (2010) and Modern Man (2011) by Tim Kyle.
The majority of these named pieces are located in New Acton.

Saltimbanque by Tim Kyle, New Acton

Cupressus Sempervirens by Paul Jamieson, New Acton

What is it about street art that inspires us?

Reclaiming public art/space...

Street art should have a context in which to build a relationship with its environment.  It should have an element of surprise and delight as it reaches our emotions...  It may make a statement to a passerby or it may be subjective and contain redicule.  It may be open to interpretation or it could be fully understood.

Historically, art in public spaces in the form of murals have reached government, organisations and authorities and muralists have achieved a level of respect where graffiti was not considered vandalism. Some have changed the legal boundaries of acceptable art in society.