260 Franklin, Boston
Tech Firm, Boston
Yayla, 283 Broadway, Cambridge
Liora Manné, D & D Building, NYC
260 Franklin:
Architect: Stantec
18' x 18' vinyl art piece, renovated lobby
The vinyl wallpaper art piece was hung last week. This week we have been painting on it to bring out the colors, using a lift and a paint brush taped to a bamboo pole.
We had a lot of visitors to our lift; people who work in the building find it unusual to see an artist at work. We have been asked to consult on colors for a dingy ("the big boat is black"); facetimed with a 7 year old child sick at home; and discussed art exhibits in Russia and San Francisco.
A resident art historian asked about my views on on the line between art & design - and I try to create an overlap. Her podcast: The Lonely Pallete, draws a connection between the viewer and an specific artwork.
Towards the end of the week, the photographers and videographers, Darby McLaughlin and Steven Julien-Stewart, came in helped photograph and paint.
Tech. Firm, Seaport Area
Architect: Gensler, Boston
The plaster walls are finished except for minor touchups. There were many designs created for this project: trying to get the texture and color just right. The final design has a concrete feel of texture with the warm color of ochre. The finish needs to stand up to the strong light in the space and to the flanking red aged brick walls .
We used color theory on vibration to give it some life:
1st coat: light blue
2nd coat: dark blue texture
3rd: black texture
4th: plaster wash deep reddish yellow
5th: plaster wash coat of lighter warm yellow
6th coat: medium greenish yellow
Final Coat: WAX
Yayla: Color Design for the exterior facade
Architect: Alex Svirsky
The owner of Yayla, Tibetan rug fabricator, is in the process of renovating his building at 283 Broadway in Cambridge. A Uzbekistan Tile design used on a larger scale, references the rug store within. This week we are picking colors for the exterior glazed tile (blues and greys) and for the tile pieces.
260 Franklin: Felt Wall
Architect: Stantec
At the moment we are refining colors for a felt wall for 260 Franklin. The fabricator Liora Manné, located in New York, has a large felt library match colors.
