16 December 2012

ØRESTAD STREET ART COMPETITION

The Ørestad street art competition invites artists from all over the world, to submit their vision for transforming a 271 meter long wall in Copenhagen, Denmark, into a spectacular work of art. Application concept: Title: Acceleration of Colour From distance viewing Ørestad is a fast moving and horizontal city, with new urban architecture and modern city planning. The wall is an integral part of the visible experience of the transport system, both road, rail, and pedestrian. The length of the wall and the distance from ‘start to finish’ presents an dynamic for pictorial design that will operate in ‘snatches’ but also as an integral whole image as viewed for example, from the train. In addition the work will function as a moving artwork as the viewer is positioned in transit. The sketches submitted have identified three sections for each element but in realisation the dimension of shapes in the design will stretch over five, six or more panels as the possibilities for the viewer are identified. Acceleration of Colour will be made in response to the place and location of the city of Ørestad featuring elements of the cityscape as initial idea shapes for the design. This follows recent commission projects where reference to place and location led to a new way of identifying pictorial structure. The project would involve drawing and research on location as angles, shapes and forms from around the town are identified for subject matter. Click here to view the two design sketches.

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