Inspiration: Leo Villareal

His work never ceases to amaze me.

Also check this out:The Solar Matrix (a lighting installation he did in the hills of El Paso, Texas).

Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk

The typeface I will be using.

Installation: The Big Dipper

This was installed in Williamsburg on N. 4th St. There is no metal armature on this installation. It is approximately 7 ft. long.

CONSTELLATION: The Big Dipper

LOCATION: N. 4th st. between Berry and Bedford, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The Arrow (3 days later..)

Installation: Arrow

This sculpture was installed in Williamsburg on N. 7th and Berry. For the Arrow constellation I used a metal armature so that it would be easy to install on the wire fence.

CONSTELLATION: The Arrow

LOCATION: N. 7th and Berry, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Little Dipper Shoot: *Behind the Scenes*

Big thanks to Irina & Alison for their help during the wee hours of night.

Bored at School

This doodle that I did one night at school led me to the title of my project. What a lovely accident.

Installation: Cassiopeia (the next day)

Here is Cassiopeia, at Grand St. Park, the morning after the installation.

Installation: Cassiopeia

CONSTELLATION: Cassiopeia

LOCATION: Grand St. Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Installation: The Little Dipper

approximately 10 ft. long

approximately 40 ft. long

approximately 60 ft. long

For this shoot I went large scale, leaving out the metal armature (above I have listed the approximate sizes of the various Little Dippers).

CONSTELLATION: The Little Dipper

LOCATION: McGolrick Park, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Close up: LEDs

Alison helping tape the lights for the Arrow constellation sculpture

The lights

These are the battery operated LED tea lights wrapped up in black electrical tape.

Installation: The Little Dipper

For this installation I decided to go without the armature so I could play with scale.

LOCATION: McGolrick Park, Greenpoint
CONSTELLATION: The Little Dipper

Installation: The Big Dipper

For this I decided not to use the brass tubing because I wanted to be able to play around with scale and test the lights to see how they look out on the street.

This was the first shoot I did and from this I learned that I needed to work on a larger scale so that the lights would not blend together.

LOCATION: N. 11th and Roebling, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
CONSTELLATION: The Big Dipper

Inspiration: SPY, Madrid, Spain

Why? SpY's interventions do not jump out at you, they wait until you come across them. They are not a monologue, but rather the result of a dialogue between the artist and the surroundings, between the passer by and the piece.

Photos & text taken from: Droog Event 2: Urban Play by Ed Scott Burnham
Click here for more info on Droog Design
Click here for more info on SPY

Test Shots

Cassiopeia

The Big Dipper

These are test shots, taken in my room, of the sculptures.

Building, Construction, & Materials

The Big Dipper armature

Cassiopeia armature

All the supplies scattered on my bedroom floor

Close up of the armature

Supplies, supplies, supplies...

silver wire supplies that I use to make the armature

brass tubing

Above are all the materials I have been working with to build the constellation sculptures, which include brass tubing, various silver wires, round single battery operated LEDs, and tools such as pliers.