HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/11/2015 - City Arts Commission - 07 CNB Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition Phase 2 - 2015 Presentation to City Arts CommissionCity of Newport Beach
Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition
Phase 2 - 2015
Presentation to Arts Commission
June 11, 2015
THE PROCESS:
•Call for Artists opened on March 9, 2015
•Request for Proposals was disseminated through multiple public art
networks, California Arts Council, and directly to artists and galleries
•Submission Deadline on May 1, 2015
•81 works submitted for consideration
•Online voting by judges
•26 finalists selected
•Judging Panel met on May 21, 2015
THE JUDGES:
3 Arts Commissioners:
Rita Goldberg
Robert Smith
Charles W. Ware
THE JUDGES:
3 Outside Experts:
Julie Perlin Lee
Vice President, Collections & Exhibition Development
Bowers Museum
Joseph S. Lewis III
Professor of Art
University of California, Irvine
Todd DeShields Smith
Director and CEO
Orange County Museum of Art
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Artistic Merit:
•Artwork is of high-quality and demonstrative of originality and artistic
excellence
•Artist has strong professional qualifications
Durability:
•The artwork is made of high-quality materials which can withstand the
natural outdoor elements of coastal Southern California
•Artwork requires minimal to no maintenance
Practicality:
•Artwork is of appropriate subject matter for audiences of all ages
•Artwork is safe and shall not exhibit unsafe conditions or factors that may
bear on public liability
Site appropriateness:
•Artwork is suitable in scale to be seen in environment
•Artwork is suitable for viewing from all angles
•Artwork will be an appropriate addition to the current collection
10 Selected Works
Warren Techentin
La Cage aux Folles
Size: 17’ x 28’ x 22’
Weight: 10,767 lbs.
Medium: Bent steel tubes
Date Completed: 2014
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $80,000
Proposed Location
“La Cage aux Folles”
William Bennett
Loomings
Size: 23’ x 21’ x 15’
Weight: 600 lbs
Medium: Wood, steel, bronze,
fabric, water, sand, give away
text, solar light
Date Completed: 1998
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $60,000
“Loomings”
Douglas Tausik
Venus
Size: 62” x 62” x 62”
Medium: Wood, cherry
Date Completed: 2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $50,000
Proposed Location
“Venus”
Jared Charzewski
(w/ Sean Mueller)
Re-cycled
Size: 62” x 52” x 52”
Medium: Bicycle chain
rings, steel pipe, ½” steel
pipe, lacquer paint
Date Completed: 2015
Location: Charleston, SC
Honorarium: $3,000
For sale: $3,800
Proposed Location
“Re-cycled”
Luke Crawley &
Quincy Owens
Prime Commonality
Size: 8’ x 1’ x 1’
Medium: Aluminum, Steel,
Plexiglass, LED
Date Completed: 2014
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Honorarium: $4,540
For sale: $24,000
Proposed Location
“Prime Commonality”
Grant Irish
Decline
Size: 84” x 181” x 48”
Weight: 1,000 lbs.
Medium: Corten Steel
Date Completed: 2014
Location: Oakland, CA
Honorarium: $4,300
For sale: $52,000
Proposed Location
“Decline”
Patricia Vader
Sunflower
Size: 14’ x 6’ x 6’
Weight: 350 lbs.
Medium: Stainless steel and
aluminum
Date Completed: 2013
Location: Martinez, CA
Honorarium: $2,500
For sale: $22,000
Proposed Location
“Sunflower”
Tim Little
Mama Crusty
Size: 6.5’ x 11’ x 9’
Weight: 650 lbs.
Medium: Recycled Metal
Date Completed: 2012
Location: Riverton, UT
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $7,500
Proposed Location
“Mama Crusty”
Diana Markessinis
Three Saplings
Size: 9’ x 18” x 13”
Weight: 50 lbs
Medium: Steel
Date Completed: 2012
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Honorarium: $4,500
For sale: $9,000
Proposed Location
“Three Saplings”
Bertil Petersson
Double White
Size: 60” x 48” x 42”
Weight: 400 lbs.
Medium: Painted steel
Date Completed: 2013
Location: El Segundo
Honorarium: $3,500
For sale: $20,000
Proposed Location
“Double White”
Alternates
LT Mustardseed
Demoiselle
Size: 15’ x 6’ x 25’
Medium: Recycled auto
parts, steel, found objects
Date Completed: 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $60,000
Proposed Location
“Demoiselle”
Kenneth Capps
Act/Equator Z360
Size: 96” x 24” x 24”
Medium: Zinc on Steel
Date Completed: n/a
Honorarium: $5,000
For sale: $65,000
Equator Z360
Edwin Hamilton
Pebble Series
Size: 5’ x 6.5’ x 3.5’
Weight: 10,500 lbs.
Medium: Sierra White
Granite
Date Completed: 2010
Location: Petaluma, CA
Honorarium: $5,100
For sale: $75,000
Craig Berube-Gray
Slices of Heaven
Size: 8’ x 4’ x 4’
Medium: Concrete, steel and
stucco
Date Completed: 2014
Location: Bonita Springs, FL
Honorarium: $4,850
For sale: $26,500