Sentences with phrase «familiar architectural form»

ECE Architecture's interactive artwork takes a familiar architectural form and places it out of context to create a playful environment.

Not exact matches

Chadha considers architectural drawings and the topography of urban spaces, abstracting recognizable patterns into puzzling yet familiar forms.

For Please Touch the Art, the artist has installed three forms of social sculptures in Brooklyn Bridge Park: Appearing Rooms, a systematically shifting architectural space formed by jets of water; Mirror Labyrinth NY, a site - specific installation of mirror - polished stainless steel that reflects and distorts the distinctive skyline of lower Manhattan; and sixteen bright red Modified Social Benches, alterations upon the familiar outdoor park bench, which actively engage visitors» perceptions of public space with their curious curves and undulations.

Working mainly with industrial and salvaged architectural materials, Behr applies an abstract language to his sculptural works, placing otherwise familiar materials out of context and imposing a defiance to logic, gravity and form.

Incorporating the dynamic visual vocabulary of maps, urban planning grids, and architectural forms, alternating between historical narratives and fictional landscapes, Julie Mehretu's beautifully layered paintings and drawings combine abstract forms with the familiar, pairing the Roman Coliseum with floor plans from international airports, Le Corbusier's unbuilt megacity with blueprints from Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando, and dashing it all together with a color field full of abstract geometry.

Khedoori frequently depicts architectural forms from distanced perspectives, rendering commonplace objects and spaces familiar yet decontextualized.