Agate Street Finalists Randy Colosky William Feuerman Suikang Zhao. Thalia Street Finalists Randy Colosky William Fuerman Millagros

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1 1 Agate Street Finalists Randy Colosky William Feuerman Suikang Zhao Thalia Street Finalists Randy Colosky William Fuerman Millagros

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27 27 Public Art Project Proposal for The City of Laguna Beach, CA Suikang Zhao June Agate Street Beach Access Split Column a cast bronze column with text relief that reflects nature light Design Concept: Different to street environment of Third Street Stairway project, Agate Street Beach Access project site is a vast open space with water and sky. This proposal response to this challenge, focuses on the relationship between manmade civilization and nature. The designed sculpture is an object that gives viewer a subtle change in time. Inspiration: 1, prehistoric monument of Stonehenge and the ancient sundial. 2, wisdom of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans the humanity of relating to and as a part of the grandness of nature. 3, overlapping languages civilization of past and future. Narrative: The Split Column will be a cast bronze column of 20 inches diameter and 10 feet heights, which will be erected on the selected location of Agate Street Beach. The surface of the columns will have a raised relief composed of multiple, interwoven languages all translated from the following American Indian proverbs that address the connection between humans and nature: To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. We are from Mother Earth and we are going back to Mother Earth. The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears. A column sculpture will act as a sundial that reflects and indicates the passing daylight and seasons. The columns will be made of cast bronze with a layer of glass, approximately 1/2 thick sandwiched between the two sides, splitting the column down the center vertically.

28 28 The idea of time apparent motion of sun: The most important design aspect of the proposal is the alignment of the sun s motion to the placement of the column. The designed proposal is the result of studying archaeoastronomy and modern astronomy, particularly the declination, motion of sunlight, and its alignment angle. The edge of glass in the column will be in alignment with the sun s apparent motion, to produce different looks and a few minutes of brilliant shine. Detail: The surface of the bronze columns will have a traditional light green patina color and lightly polished and highlighted with a natural bronze-gold color. The column will seat on a concrete base (or similar foundation) The columns will be anchored onto a concrete base by using 8-10 stainless steel anchors (like lighting pole). Since I don t have any information of the location, the column base will be constructed accordingly. Longevity of the material: Casting bronze is known to be durable material for exterior application. Ocean environment will further enhance the surface of green patina. Location: Location of the sculpture is to be determined. Summary: Spited column creates an object that reflect motion of apparent sunlight, by using the enlightenment wisdom of indigenous peoples and Native Americans in the form of interwoven languages. Timeline: The mold of the column is almost done, the fabrication of the sculpture could be quite fast, it can be done within 8 months period after final approval.

29 29 Issue of unreadable languages: The text in the artwork will be integrated and mixed. The text-images will result in an interwoven tapestry of letters. Each individual word of the text may have specific significance or personal meaning, however my focus is on the combination of individual word into a visual unified mass. Mixing individual word and phrase into each other may result in deconstructing its own narrative, however, together, they create a massive integrated form, like our universe that is made by an infinite tangle of individual beings.

30 30 Public Art Project Proposal for The City of Laguna Beach Agate Street Beach Access Split Column A cast bronze column with text relief that reflects nature light Suikang Zhao June. 2018

31 31 Split Column A cast bronze column with text relief that reflects nature light

32 32 Design Concept: Different to street environment of Third Street Stairway project, Agate Street Beach Access project site is a vast open space with water and sky. This proposal response to this challenge, focuses on the relationship between manmade civilization and nature. The designed sculpture is an object that gives viewer a subtle change in time. Inspiration: 1, prehistoric monument of Stonehenge and the ancient sundial. 2, wisdom of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans the humanity of relating to and as a part of the grandness of nature. 3, overlapping languages civilization of past and future.

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34 34 Narrative: The Split Column will be a cast bronze column of 20 inches diameter and 10 feet heights, which will be erected on the selected location of Agate Street Beach. The surface of the columns will have a raised relief composed of multiple, interwoven languages all translated from the following American Indian proverbs that address the connection between humans and nature: To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. We are from Mother Earth and we are going back to Mother Earth. The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears. A column sculpture will act as a sundial that reflects and indicates the passing daylight and seasons. The columns will be made of cast bronze with a layer of glass, approximately 1/2 thick sandwiched between the two sides, splitting the column down the center vertically.

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37 37 The idea of time apparent motion of sun: The most important design aspect of the proposal is the alignment of the sun s motion to the placement of the column. The designed proposal is the result of studying archaeoastronomy and modern astronomy, particularly the declination, motion of sunlight, and its alignment angle. The edge of glass in the column will be in alignment with the sun s apparent motion, to produce different looks and a few minutes of brilliant shine. Detail: The surface of the bronze columns will have a traditional light green patina color and lightly polished and highlighted with a natural bronze-gold color. The column will seat on a concrete base (or similar foundation) The columns will be anchored onto a concrete base by using 8-10 stainless steel anchors (like lighting pole). Since I don t have any information of the location, the column base will be constructed accordingly.

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39 39 Longevity of the material: Casting bronze is known to be durable material for exterior application. Ocean environment will further enhance the surface of green patina. Location: Location of the sculpture is to be determined. Summary: Spited column creates an object that reflect motion of apparent sunlight, by using the enlightenment wisdom of indigenous peoples and Native Americans in the form of interwoven languages. Timeline: The mold of the column is almost done, the fabrication of the sculpture could be quite fast, it can be done within 8 months period after final approval.

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41 41 Issue of unreadable languages: The text in the artwork will be integrated and mixed. The textimages will result in an interwoven tapestry of letters. Each individual word of the text may have specific significance or personal meaning, however my focus is on the combination of individual word into a visual unified mass. Mixing individual word and phrase into each other may result in deconstructing its own narrative, however, together, they create a massive integrated form, like our universe that is made by an infinite tangle of individual beings.

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