Public Art Opportunity | Brisbane Airport | Landmark Entry Statement
Posted in Artists, Artist Opportunities, UAP Projects by Anna on 3rd April 2012
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) invites artists/designers to submit an Expression of Interest for the creation of a Landmark Entry Statement for Brisbane Airport. Respondents are asked to express their interest by submitting a portfolio and statement of approach. Information provided below.
PUBLIC ART REVIEW | PLAYSCAPES
Posted in Artists, Marker, UAP in the Media, UAP Projects by Anna on 2nd April 2012
Public Art Review's 45th issue, 'Parks and Recreation' includes a feature article on playscapes, focussed on growing creativity when it comes to the design of play areas. Featured amongst the list of international examples is UAP's Redfern Park project Lotus Cross, created by Artist Fiona Foley.
HomeTime | SmallWorks Gallery | March 24 - April 14
Posted in Artists, Exhibitions & Events, UAP People by Anna on 20th March 2012
SmallWorks is a bespoke gallery space in inner city Brisbane, with a dedication to exhibiting a broad range of works that are visceral in content and aesthetic. Urban Art Projects creative leads, Alanah Walker, Amanda Harris, Daniel Clifford, Jamie Perrow and Stacie Gibson have helped successfully deliver some of the largest scale public realm artworks both nationally and internationally. As a stark contrast to their everyday they often create small, intimate and personal works in their domestic environments. HomeTime presents a select number of these and examines the monumental versus the miniscule, the public versus the personal, whilst posing the question, what do artists do at home when their workday hours are consumed with creating monumental artworks?
Public Art Opportunity | Thomas Drive, Chevron Island
Posted in Artists, Artist Opportunities by Anna on 13th March 2012The Gold Coast City Council is seeking artists to contribute to an upcoming public art project. Two separate artworks are required for low height walls located on Thomas Drive, Chevron Island, and will frame the entry to the streets public space. Both pieces should reinforce and celebrate the character of Chevron Island, evoking a pleasant and lasting impression on visitors and create a sense of place. Intended to be a permenant feature of the street, the artworks should be as innovative as their location; the 'middle of the road' public space provides a unique element to the 'Heart' of the Chevron Island Village. Information provided below.
Sarah Robson with UAP Studio | The Residence Hyde Park
Posted in Artists, Benchmark Projects, Marker, Materials, UAP Projects by Anna on 16th November 2011
Located in the heart of Sydney's CBD, The Residence Hyde Park is the result of a refurbishment of the former NSW Police Headquarters into a prestigious residential precinct. UAP were comissioned by Hutchinsons Builders for their clients Pamada, Galileo and AMP Capital Investments to manage the public art project in alignment with the city of Sydney Public Art policy. The Artist appointed was Sarah Robson, who created a piece titled ‘Calais Deviations’, designed to engage with the building, pedestrian viewers and the surrounding environment as well as existing historical monuments.
Jim Hodges | Gladstone Gallery
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Gladstone Gallery has recently announced an exhibiton of work by Jim Hodges, to be shown across both gallery spaces in Chelsea. The two-part exhibition sees Hodges present several new large-scale sculptures that investigate notions of time, movement, color, and reflection.
Christopher Janney | Harmonic Convergence
Posted in Artists, Benchmark Projects, Marker, Materials, UAP Projects by Anna on 16th November 2011
Using light and sound, Christopher Janney's 'Harmonic Convergence' transforms a pedestrian walkway within the Miami International Airport into a large scale kaleidoscope. The installation replaces Janney's 1997 commission at the airport 'Harmonic Runway', and is set to be inaugurated to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami 2011 this December.
UAP Studio | Legacy Way
Posted in Artists, Benchmark Projects, Marker, Materials, UAP Projects by Scott on 16th November 2011
The Transcity Joint Venture was recently awarded the $1.5 billion tender to design, construct, manage and operate Brisbane City Council’s Legacy Way project – the 4.6km road tunnel connecting the city’s western and inner northern suburbs.
Ned Kahn with UAP Studio | BDTX Update
Posted in Artists, Benchmark Projects, Marker, Materials, UAP Projects by Scott on 16th November 2011
Fabrication and Installation of ‘Turbulent Line’, the Brisbane Domestic Terminal car park’s kinetic façade by American artist Ned Kahn is well underway with many panels on the 5,000 square metre artwork already installed on the Western side of the car park. The fluid, rippling effect of Kahn’s artwork can already be seen from the Domestic terminals, Virgin Australia lounge and the Airtrain’s platform when the slightest breeze shifts across the panels.
Jonathan Jones & Jamie Perrow with UAP Studio | Untitled: (Eora Water Seasons) - The Star, Sydney
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*Above Video)* Video sample of the Autumn sequence featuring the migration of wurridjal (mullet fish) along the east coast of Australia. Video by Luke Harris, UAP Studio.