Amanda Gross is a transplanted Atlantan, living and working in Pittsburgh for the last few years. You might know her if you helped knit the bridge.
knitthebridge.wordpress.com
Her presentation is on the artwork she’s created for her blog, Mistress Syndrome, which is “part of a lifelong journey of personal and collective healing from the multi-layered, generational trauma of what it means to be a white woman.”
Clayton Merrell is on the show to talk about, among other things, his ongoing project at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
That project is a piece of public art done in terrazzo and will cover the entire center core when finished.
For reference, the tops of the escalators that bring you into the center core are at the right side of the left-most rectangle.
Intricate patterns are possible with careful workmanship, like the river that runs through the food court.
The terrazzo is laid out like a paint-by-number, with metal transition strips separating each of the 13 colors. Clayton completed the drawings using a Wacom tablet, which were then cut into full-size pieces of corrugated plastic that fit together like a puzzle.
Photo Credit: Bob Grubb
Then they were painted with orange paint so that the transition strips could be laid out after the plastic was removed.
Photo Credit: Bob Grubb
If you have 1.5 extra acres in your backyard and want to replicate Clayton’s design, maybe you can fish through the airport dumpsters for the next few months, looking for the used plastic templates. I’m sure that won’t get you arrested.
Once the transition strips are laid out, the spaces between are labeled with the color they are to receive …
… and then filled in.
Don’t worry, the colors are much more vibrant once the floor is polished:
Photo Credit: Bob Grubb
When finished, you can follow the trails of different flying machines around the airport.
Photo Credit: Bob Grubb
If you visit the airport right now, you’ll see the project in all phases, from the original tile being removed to preparing the concrete underneath to receive the terrazzo and the locating of utilities.
This is Clayton’s biggest public art project and it was partially inspired by his experimentation with covering a sphere with layers of paint, then peeling that paint so that it would lay flat.
And despite an initial avoidance he’s done a lot with landscapes. On the show he talks about using a technique of placing hard-edged “cartoon” objects in otherwise classical scenes.
You can see more of his work on his website, or keep an eye out for exhibitions in the area.
Today on the show we have four of the presenters for PechaKucha Night happening this Thursday, October 9: Addy Smith-Reiman, Freddie Croce, Julie Mallis and Nikki Dy-Liacco.
Come out and see these people present. They’ll be joining many others, including Phyllis Kim, who you remember from last time.
PKN vol. 19 takes place on October 9 at 6:20 pm at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Center, 805 Liberty Ave in Downtown Pittsburgh. Admission is $15 and includes, drinks, eats, and entertainment.
To start out the show we have a fun audio tour of the sand casting process. Here are the pictures that accompany that tour.
the forms, made of high density foam, sitting inside a flask
a tool for packing sand, and some more flasks
the resin
the mixer. you’ll be hearing a lot from the mixer
scrap iron …
to be broken down …
… all the way down
… so it can be melted to be poured into the sand casts. Hope you enjoyed the tour.
First we hear from Nikki Dy-Liacco. When she’s not working for DDI, she’s looking at cities through their lamp posts.
… but they’re all good. Make sure you check out the moving images, too.
She’s got a million other things going on, too. Like helping run BOOM Concepts (who you can like on Facebook), or her collaboration with DS Kinsel, Magic Organs (getting some press here).
Freddie Croce runs inter*ARCHITECTURE with his wife, Jennifer Lucchino. More on him in the near future.
PKN vol 17 is this Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers Melwood Screening Room. Admission is $15 for AIA/AIGA members, $20 for non-members and includes drinks and snacks. Doors open at 7:20, don’t miss it! More details can be found at AIA Pittsburgh’s website, or like the page on Facebook.
Christine Holtz is a photographer teaching at Robert Morris University.
An example of one of her interior landscapes:
For more information about Allegheny CleanWays, visit their website. [http://www.alleghenycleanways.org/programs]
Corey Escoto is an artist currently exploring photography and sculpture. He teaches at Chatham University.
Examples of the photographs he has made using the technique he discusses on the show as well as other works can be found on his website. [http://www.coreyescoto.com/#]
Casey Droege is an artist who teaches several courses at the Art Institute and Carnegie Mellon University. She also organizes several events for artists in the city of Pittsburgh.
Shares of CSA PGH are available now. [http://www.csapgh.com/]
You can see more of her work at her website. [http://www.caseywhat.com/]
Anne Jackson is an information designer who took the long road to becoming involved with creating a poster exhibition with the AIGA.
The poster exhibition needs funding! Check out the Beyond Borders page at the AIGA website for updates about how you can help. [http://www.aiga.org/beyond-borders/]
You could be a part of bringing posters like this to the United States, maybe even to Pittsburgh:
Follow her on Twitter, @annedesigns.
Blaine Siegel is an artist currently exploring “volume, breath and impermanence” in his work, which currently includes sculpture, video and set design.
In a special episode of the D:i Podcast I visit the artists in their booths at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Images of the artwork and links to all the artists’ websites can be found below, in the order they appear on the show.
