Tuesday, June 12, 2007

the space

The commons area at the Honors College (above) is a trapezoid-shaped space with two long, 10' high uninterrupted sheetrock walls that begin above the wood-paneling at approximately 10', and two other shorter walls that are punctuated by large windows on the west and south sides of the room.

After several visits and spending time in the space, I decided that I would concentrate on the north wall (above) for the commission as it was the entrance and exit for the room, and because of the symmetry of the door and windows. It also seemed that it would be the most visible location in the room, and at a little over 37' long, an appropriately scaled wall for the size drawing I'd have to do to hold the room.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

pretty weak drawings, man- what are you gonna do, spell out hopes and dreams to inspire students? this is demeaning.

judith said...

"North Wall - the entrance and exit from the room": excellent choice! Maybe John the Gospelist is not on the 5-foot shelf, but look at ch.10:9: "I am the door. If anyone should enter through me, he will be saved, and he will enter and he will exit and he will find pasture." Don't worry, I'm not even a Christian.