New Work / Bill & Mary Buchen © 2007sonarc@interport.net


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THIRD STREET LIGHT RAIL artwork enhancements for 7 platforms on San Franciscoís MUNI Third St. Light Rail in the Mission Bay area. Platform designs includeKinetic Helix marquee pole and shadow caster panels based on the Fibonacci spiral at the UCSF biotechnology campus station, Turbine marquee with shadow casters based on historical train yards, Flight marquee pole and shadow caster canopies of laser cut native bird silhouettes. Paving embedments and windscreens are based on historical train names, native birds, and Long Bridge, a horse car rail line that once traced the same route. Commissioned by the SF Arts Commission. Structural engineer: Paul Endres, Endres-Ware. Fabrication by Eastern Sheet Metal

 


   

WIND TORCHERE creates a swirling candelabra of light in downtown St. Louis. A series ofspiral vanes resonate and flow within the infrastructure. At night, programmable LEDs within the column illuminate and transform the sculpture. Structural engineer: Paul Endres, EndresWare, Fabrication: Eastern Sheet Metal Dimensions: 40’X 3’

 

   

(M) BODY
A series of 8 cast concrete benches designed for the Recreation and Fitness Facility at Ohio State University in Columbus. OSU students were used as models for casting the stretching poses as concave impressions on the bench surfaces. (M)BODY expresses the delicate balancing act of mass in equilibrium; grounded to the earth while encompassing the dynamics of the human form. The work draws upon symbiotic archetypes and ancient physical traditions of sports, movement and meditation. Commissioned by the Ohio Percent for Art Program Fabrication: Baxter Precast Body Casts: Sean Derry

 

   

SPHERICAL TRAJECTORY
A series of 5 aerodynamic arcs and prismatic discs perform an aerial ballet as they rotate, shift and tilt in the wind. Prismatic discs change color as they catch the light. Sited adjacent to the sports fields of the Recreation and Fitness Facility at Ohio State University in Columbus.Commissioned by the Ohio Percent for Art Program Fabrication: Eastern Sheet Metal
Dimensions: 170' X 25’ X 25’


   

CELEBRATION DRUM CIRCLE A place for communal music making adjacent to Ohio State University stadium. Individual components include: African Djembe drums mounted on seats around an Earth drum played with the feet; Afro-Cuban Conga, Quinto and Tumba drums; and Sun Drums based on Brazilian and Indonesian archetypes. Commissioned by the Ohio Percent for Art Program Fabrication: Eastern Sheet Metal l


   

MANHATTAN SQUARE PARK Public play space designed in collaboration with Landscape Architect Ken Smith (KSLA ) and commissioned by the City of Rochester, NY. Artist-designed elements include; a Viewing Tower and wind-activated Twist Sculpture; Slapped Pipes; Giant Gong; Wiggle Benches; Parabolic Bench; and Big Eyes, Big Ears, a rotating tower for extending the user's listening and viewing capabilities with parabolic dishes and binoculars. Fabrication: Eastern Sheet Metal


   

CHILDREN"S GARDEN OF SCIENCE Interactive drums and wind bells at the Kid Power Science Playground, NY Hall of Science in Corona, NY. Designed in collaboration with Joan Krevlin BKSK. The work is comprised of 7 drums based on African, Caribbean and Native American archetypes. Wind bells hanging from trees offer harmonic ambience. Fabrication: Eastern Sheet Metal




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