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- From: "Frank Webb" <frankwebb AT nc.rr.com>
- To: "'Steve Wright'" <swright AT townofchapelhill.org>, <chpac-staff AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Chpac-staff] aquatics center article
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:56:42 -0400
Thanks, Steve. There is no mention of
CHPAC. We must try to get our name in these articles From:
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[mailto:chpac-staff-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Wright Dear
CHPAC, Linked
and reproduced below is an article in today's paper about the Ray King's work
at the -Steve - CHAPEL
HILL -- The http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-978919.cfm By Lisa A. Young : The Herald-Sun lyoung AT heraldsun.com Aug 12, 2008 CHAPEL HILL -- The Ray King, a glass and light artist from
Philadelphia, began work on the floor last Wednesday, and on Monday had it
nearly finished -- all that remains is grout work and a gloss finish to be put
over the floor, and King expects those final steps to be complete today. King and other workers began by drilling
holes into the terrazzo, which he explained is a material composed of marble
chips and epoxy. They then began the time-consuming task of placing more than
2,000 light-responsive, laminated glass disks in the floor. These disks
comprise a rainbow of color, and King said that at certain times of day --
particularly in the morning -- the light from giant windows overhead reflects
off the disks in a brilliant display. The artwork, titled Eddies of Light, was
inspired by the water eddies of a brook or stream, and King said many water
metaphors -- sparkle, reflection, ripples and surface changes, among others --
are woven into the project. King said he is especially pleased with
the way the dark blue terrazzo complements the colorful cylinders, which give
the illusion that the light is coming from the floor when in fact it's
reflecting from the windows above. He added that to get the full effect, one
must walk across the "water" to see how it changes. "The intent was to make an artwork
that both children and adults can enjoy," King said as workers and members
of the media walked through the lobby and admired the floor. King said he was selected to do the
project from a pool of about four other artists. His plans underwent slight
modifications after the Town of Eddies of Light is funded in part through
the town's Percent for Art Ordinance, which allocates 1 percent of selected
capital projects for public art. Part of the reason for filling the pool so
soon had to do with last year's severe drought; Kisiah said he felt it would be
best to have water in the pool in case there were more water restrictions. "It's been a pretty good
project," Kisiah said of the © 2008 by The Durham Herald Company.
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[Chpac-staff] aquatics center article,
Steve Wright, 08/12/2008
- Re: [Chpac-staff] aquatics center article, Frank Webb, 08/12/2008
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