Karen Lee: Final project

statement:

My open air gallery was made for the art work of Brian Jungen: the piece is called Prototype for New Understanding. It is created only by Nike Jordan shoes and Brian Jungen turned this shoes into Indian masks. So to keep the characteristics of the Indians, I try to make the gallery that is suitable and represent-able for Indians. For example, in order to see the art work, people need to go deep into the art gallery. People can see the space from outside or from the overhead walkway however they can not see what’s inside. One reason of this is to evoke people’s curiosity and second reason is in these century Indians are more hiding from us and they are living in the place far from us. This fact also made the gallery to be isolated and placed beside the trees. Moreover, I wanted to give people some relaxation. In the downtown, I found out that people are busy and they are getting stress from working. So I try to make a place where people can relax and get rid of any stress while they are in the gallery. So this is one of the other reasons that I isolated the gallery from the path. Also in the gallery there are seats that they can rest. This gallery would be placed in front of Nathan Philips square.

Monica's Project Three Post

“Growing Rock Candy Mountain, Grasses in Canned Sand”( by Jessica Stockholder) exhibited at the Nathan Phillips Square rink

My purpose in choosing the Nathan Phillips Square rink/fountain as my location to exhibit “Growing Rock Candy Mountain, Grasses in Canned Sand” was to capture the interest of the general public. Many art works that are exhibited in museums and in galleries mainly attract people with an artistic background or interest. My goal was to create a more casual and easily accessible way for people, with or without knowledge of the arts, to participate in the viewing of an art piece. The large fuchsia, mountain like shapes create an image that easily catches people’s attention. By strategically placing the work on the ice rink, as not to block the circular flow of the skaters, the work is placed in a fun environment and enables the general public to come enjoy the art piece while they skate. In the warmer months, when the rink is filled with water, there will be “stepping-stone” like blocks placed for the viewers to be able to approach the work at a closer distance. Finally, in the east and west end of the area, there will be white walls placed to create a backdrop, suitable for an artist whose works are described to be like “paintings in space”. Furthermore, this will diminish the level of distraction behind the work, as well as facilitate the viewing of such large piece.

Monica Laflamme

project three part2: Amin Shahinbakhsh

Donald Judd modifies the existing spatial configuration of the site by imposing, subtly, purified and undisturbed geometrical structures .In doing so he redefines spaces in a minimal manner. His methodology is maintained with the employment of repetition. He captures moments of spatial dynamics by distilling forms and reinterpreting landscape.

The site is framed by miesvanderrohe’s TD buildings. They have their own distinct design which signifies the architect's vision. On the other side the site is parallel to the wellington street. The position of the towers and the way the site is situated in between has governed the placement of the cubes. The exhibition space is created by placing the cubes parallel and angled to the td towers. The paralleled cubes frames the artists work. This is evident in the axonometric drawing and the model. The cubes are in angle to the TD towers to create an angled view from the street to the exhibition. With the cubes angled position in the middle of the towers a significant space or object is created. The space stands separate from the surrounding towers.

"Project Three : Nancy Huang"

TD Centre by Mies van der Rohe

Don’t be afraid! ...to Fuck Mies van der Rohe
By Nancy Huang

This gallery was designed to showcase the works of Louise Bourgeois. Louise Bourgeois works of art showed a lot of erotic subject matter but I didn’t design the gallery because of this. I designed it because of what she said: “An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.” Bourgeois was not afraid of the human body. She was not afraid about speaking her mind. She was proud to be a woman. Her message was not about sex or about promiscuity; it was about not being afraid. It was about female expressiveness in a male dominated world.
In the design of the gallery, I placed this gallery on top of the TD center, a building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I chose this building because I found something very interesting about its design. Unlike the enclosed and almost secretive structures of other buildings, the design of the TD center is meant to expose the insides and make them viewable on the outside. Much like Bourgeois’ expressive spirit, this building announces what is held internally to the world.

Project 3: Final Critique Pieces