rain room | Barbican Centre

November 18, 2012 by bg-martin

Rain Room | The Curve | Barbican Centre | London, UK 4 October 2012 – 3 March 2013 “Random International invites you to experience what it’s like to control the rain. Visitors can choose to simply watch the spectacle or find their way carefully through the rain, putting their trust in the work to the test. More than the technical virtuosity necessary for its success, the piece relies on a sculptural rigour, with the entire Curve transformed by the monumental proportions of […]

Categories: installations, Show Time • Tags: art, barbican, FelixClay, installation, rainroom, RandomInternational

Screenplay | Oyler Wu Collaborative

October 16, 2012 by bg-martin

Screenplay | Oyler Wu Collaborative | Dwell on Design 2012 | LA Convention Center | 2012 Screenplay is conceived of as a ‘play’ on one’s visual perception. This twenty-one foot long screen wall is constructed of forty-five thousand linear feet of rope strung through a series of lightweight steel frames. The wall is designed with the intention of provoking a sense of curiosity by slowly revealing its form and complexity through physical and visual engagement with the work. The wall […]

Categories: Archilibs, Digital • Tags: Archilibs, art, art installation, design, design fabrication, installation, Oyler Wu, screenplay

La Voûte de LeFevre | Matter Design Studio

October 13, 2012 by bg-martin

La Voûte de LeFevre is the result of a call for help. This call is sim­ple. It asks archi­tects to cut it out with the addic­tion to the thin. It begs for an inter­ven­tion, which came in the form of a one-year fel­low­ship ded­i­cated to exper­i­ment­ing with this request. La Voûte de LeFevre by Matter Design Studio Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University | 2012 mate­r­ial: Baltic Birch Ply­wood | size: 15′ X 20′ When posited the task of build­ing […]

Categories: Galleries, installations • Tags: Archilibs, art, design, digital, geometry, installation, Matter Design Studio, modelmaking, plywood

Lattice Cube Sequence | Conrad Shawcross

October 8, 2012 by bg-martin

Lattice Cube Sequence Conrad Shawcross | 2011 Medium: Aluminium, nylon and stainless steel. Conrad Shawcross’ sculptural work often plays around with and manipulates the role of geometry and form. He develops a specific formula through w hich he is able to address problems about three-dimensionality. These four cube forms are characterised by their sense of duality, remaining both contained and exposed at the same time. Shawcross’ intricate and complex structures were once described by The Observer as “delicate looking outsize origami” […]

Categories: Archilibs, Art • Tags: aluminium, Archilibs, art, Conrad Shawcross, design, installation, mix-media, nylon, sculpture, stainless steel