Tin Ceiling Installation (24" pattern)
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Sunday is the final day to catch a Brooklyn art exhibit where two artists have been living inside a giant hamster wheel since February 28. NY1's Steven Kastenbaum visited the exhibit and filed the following report.
Imagine living every minute of every day not being able to make a move unless you coordinate it with someone 20 feet above you. That's what artists Ward Shelly and Alex Schweder have been doing for more than a week, living inside a giant wheel made out of wood and suspended from the ceiling. Their art installation is called In Orbit.
The way we work the piece is by shifting our weight within it. If we want to move from say the bed to the desk, we have to get up and walk and turn the wheel so that the desk comes in level. We're always standing in the same place, said artist Alex Schweder.
The wheel is 20 feet in diameter and it's suspended five feet off the ground. It has everything you could possibly need to live for ten days - a bed, a desk, a chair, two kitchens, it even has a toilet.
The kitchen and toilet can tilt so they remain level as the wheel turns.
We've brought enough food, we have enough water and all of the activities that you go through in your normal day are here, said Schweder.
Alex and Ward call their work social relationship architecture. While they've been living in the wheel they say they've gotten away from the mindset of being an individual and learned more about working collaboratively toward a goal.
Living this way requires a lot of cooperation and patience. But they've had some practice at being part of an art installation before.
We've made a kind of trilogy of works, the first being a piece called Stability where we lived on a balance beam. The next was Counterweight Roommate where we had a building in between us and we were tied off at the waste to a rope. And we would use each other as a counterweight to move from floor to floor, said Schweder.
A steady stream of people have come by to see this work in motion.
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Artists Explore Coordination by Living in Giant Hamster Wheel
BEIRUT: Strips of black vinyl tape meticulously placed on white panels create a dizzying optical illusion. The floor seems to undulate beneath viewers gaze as they assess the proportions of the Ottoman-era entrance hall. A site-specific installation by Scottish artist Jim Lambie, The Strokes (Black & White) has temporarily transformed the former Abdallah Bustros Palace, now home to The Metropolitan Art Society, into a psychedelic wonderland.
The gallerys latest exhibition, That Petrol Emotion, also features work by four other Glasgow-based artists Martin Boyce, Victoria Morton, Scott Myles and Michael Wilkinson. The group show has been organized and curated by The Modern Institute, which was founded in Glasgow in 1998 as a production and research gallery aiming to bring international artists to Scotland and promote local artists abroad.
Each artist has been assigned a gallery. Lambies installation pieces occupy the main hallway, the palaces largest space by far. Lambie works as a musician and DJ as well as a visual artist, and his work references music and sound, both overtly and implicitly. The striking vinyl floor covering, whose pattern has been tailored to pause and resume on either side of the decorative metal grating that flanks the hall, evokes oscillating sound waves.
Scattered at intervals across the space are five works from the artists Sonic Reducer series old LP covers encased in concrete blocks, their colorful spines protruding to form abstract patterns.
Found objects, an integral facet of Lambies practice, are used in much of the work on show. In Straight No Chaser, he has coated old potato sacks in shiny acrylic paint, hanging them atop one another to create a layered accumulation of rough oblongs.
A nominee for the 2005 Turner Prize, the artist has arranged the pieces in such a way that they come together to form a coherent whole. A steampunk-esque sculpture, consisting of mismatched mirrors suspended from the ceiling on a contraption resembling a many-jointed mechanical arm, captures ever-shifting reflections of the floor art.
Mirrors are also used in Metal Box, a 3-D wall-mounted work made of nine panels of polished aluminum. Each reflective square is adorned with metal corners that curl like petals. Intended to evoke the peeling edges of ad posters, the piece produces a dizzying effect akin to looking through a kaleidoscope.
The works of Michael Wilkinson also employ mirrors. The Merseyside-born artist is concerned with themes of revolution and movements for change, from the May 1968 demonstrations in Paris to the British punk scene and its gradual incorporation into the mainstream. Two works from his 97-piece series The Wall reference Pink Floyds album cover. Wilkinson has painted white bricks onto a series of square mirrors, removing one at a time in seemingly random patterns until, in the final work in the series, the whole mirror is revealed.
In the center of the room hangs an untitled work, a tangled mass of oily VHS tape that looms like a sci-fi sea monster. Wilkinson has produced a number of these installations, inspired by reams of tape he found hanging from trees in Afghanistan. The Taliban had gutted the tape and hung it, streamer-like, as a warning against the evils of pictures and music, creating a tension between aesthetics and ideology that fasciated the artist.
Victoria Mortons abstract paintings are inspired by land- and cityscapes in Scotland and Italy, where she spends half the year. Surprisingly modern among this thoroughly contemporary work, Mortons paintings are given an installation feel by the hand-made dresses she exhibits alongside them. Two of these hang limp from metal stands, conjuring up the human figures she effaces from her paintings.
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Glasgow today, in an Ottoman villa
DONAUWORTH, Germany, March 7 (UPI) -- The 12th and last Tiger UHT helicopter upgraded for use in Afghanistan has been delivered to the German Army by Airbus Helicopters.
The four-bladed, twin-engine chopper has a maximum speed of 181 miles per hour with a maximum range of about 500 miles and a ceiling of 13,000 feet.
Airbus Helicopters, formerly known as Eurocopter, upgraded the base platform to the ASGARD, or Afghanistan Stabilization German Army Rapid Deployment configuration, which includes installation of engine sand filters, additional ballistic protection, and enhanced communication equipment for multinational missions.
"The Tiger ASGARD program is the result of a successful and close cooperation between Airbus Helicopters and the German Armed Forces," said Wolfgang Schroder, the managing director of Airbus Helicopters in Germany. "Today's milestone underscores our ability to develop and implement upgrades that meet specific army requirements in highly-demanding environments such as Afghanistan."
The 12th Tiger was delivered to the military earlier this week at its facility in Donauworth, which assembles and modifies the aircraft.
Germany is part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
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Tongue Groove Pine Ceiling installation
Day 3 progress of a Tongue Grove Pine Ceiling installation we worked on.
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Industry-First Product Makes Dynamic Curved Designs Possible Without Custom Fabrication
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Gyptone BIG Curve enables avant-garde architectural design without expensive custom products or time- and labor-intensive installation, said Christine Fonock-Smith, product manager for CertainTeed Ceilings. Its also highly sound absorptive, so function and occupant comfort never have to be at odds with cutting-edge design.
Uncompromising Acoustics The companys commitment to Environmental Acoustics design means the new product uniquely melds style, acoustical performance and sustainability. Interiors installed with Gyptone BIG Curve are meant to inspire and help people thrive.
The panels are fitted with an acoustical backing tissue and are available in a variety of striking perforation patterns, each with varying degrees of sound absorption and eye-catching beauty. With an NRC up to 0.70 and the ability to fine tune acoustics based on placement and curve radius, Gyptone BIG Curve is ideal for calming healing environments, inspirational learning spaces and engaging workplaces.
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Seamless Interplay Between Ceiling and Light Gyptone BIG Curve comes in modular 2400mm x 1200mm panels, which are pre-finished in a bright white to maximize light distribution. However, the panels can be easily painted with a short nap roller to complement any palette or add an attention-grabbing burst of color. This means the entire character of a space can be redefined with just a simple coat of paint, making it extremely flexible for future updates.
Also, Gyptone BIG Curve ceilings are designed for simple integration of lighting elements, creating harmonic interplay where ceiling and light naturally blend into the collective architecture. Light fixtures and ventilation can serve as breaks in the ceiling surface, or can be pulled back into the recesses for a simple backlit design. Again, the only limit is the designers imagination.
Industry-Leading Product Transparency Made of 85 percent recycled content and certified for low-VOC emissions, Gyptone BIG Curve contributes to sustainable building standards and helps maintain high indoor air quality. It is also covered by CertainTeeds industry-first collection of Health Product Declarations (HPDs) for ceilings solutions. By providing detailed information on the products makeup, the HPD contributes to important materials and resources credits under the newest version of LEED, which places greater emphasis on product transparency.
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By Jana Benscoter
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
Money used to fund the audio and visual systems in Springettsbury Township's fire station project is part of a vision to make the location an emergency operation center, officials said.
The station is under construction on Commons Drive, between East Market Street and Eastern Boulevard. It is scheduled for completion in June.
Township supervisors voted 5-0 recently to pay $47,764 to Advanced AV for the new systems.
Township manager John Holman said they will be installed on the first floor only. He said the project is being paid for with grant funds, and the original price of the project was estimated at $68,000.
The project summary provided by Advanced AV states, "this proposal consists of a multi-purpose room with projection, audio, microphone, reinforcement, control and recording."
Video includes installation of one ceiling mounted wide screen, accommodating for laptop connections, and additional output plates, which will allow the ability to roll in additional flat screen displays.
Audio provided in the project will include a conference microphone system, with seven microphones, 10 ceiling speakers, and an audio recorder, along with hearing aid applications."
The meeting room will be used by the York Area United Fire and Rescue Board, by the township or YAUFR board for training exercises and as a location for an emergency operations center. The board of supervisors could use this space if they wanted to or needed to hold a special meeting.
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Visitors to Dana Park in Mesa will see something a little different in the coming months due to the installation of two art pieces in the shopping center at the northwest corner of Baseline Road and Val Vista Drive.
The art featured is a series of murals including a bobcat and roadrunner as well as installations suspended from the complexs ceiling. Both were either painted or installed by Valley-based artists: Isaac Caruso did the murals and Muharrem Yildirim and Matthew Briggs did the installations.
Its something thats unexpected and refreshing, Caruso said.
The installation is part of a series organized through the IN FLUX initiative, which brings temporary art exhibits like those in Dana Park to local communities in different cycles. The cycles bring different installations to different communities. The Dana Park project is part of the fourth cycle, and IN FLUX will begin its fifth cycle in the coming months.
IN FLUX has partnered with organizations representing municipalities like Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert, although project manager Kirstin Van Cleef said this is the first time IN FLUX has coordinated with a non-government group to set up an exhibit.
The IN FLUX concept is near and dear to Van Cleefs heart, and she said a couple of the projects goals of the project are to support local artists and provide a direct connection between art and the community.
Public art is oddly invisible to the average citizen, she said.
In Carusos case, accomplishing the mission entailed linking Dana Park to the nearby desert environment. That wasnt too difficult for the Phoenix native, whose murals bring in some of the desert environment not far from the shopping plaza.
It definitely ties it in a little bit for the area, said Pita Jungle manager Matt Jenkins.
The exhibition also fits squarely into what Pita Jungle does on a frequent basis. Jenkins said the restaurant has a rotating art gallery it switches out every six months, which makes the IN FLUX project very in-line with our concepts.
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Particularly loud acts visiting the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will be asked to keep the noise down despite the recent installation of 1,800 insulated ceiling panels meant to keep sound from escaping the arena and into the rattled ears of fed up neighbors.
Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath will play a newly dampened Barclays Arena next month. (Credit: virginmedia.com)
The installation of the ceiling panels, first reported in atlanticyardsreport.com, followed a string of noise complaints by disgruntled neighbors which in May of last year led to a $3,200 noise violation fine.
Hip-hop artists like former arena investorJay ZandKanye Westwill be asked to keep noise down in the future, though softer acts will be left out of the controversy.
This isnt happening during Barbra Streisand, Ashley Cotton, chief of staff at Forest City Ratner, told a crowd at a community meeting, according to the Daily News.
Noise reduction measures are in the best interest of Forest City Ratner, as the B2 Building set to become the tallest modular building in the world, and the first of 14 buildings planned for the Atlantic Yards site is under construction and will almost literally hug the arena at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Dean Street.
We have as much motivation as anyone in the neighborhood to get it right, Ms. Cotton told the News.
Arena officials said they are considering additional unspecified changes to the roof. After all, several loud acts are booked for the near future. Proudly loud metal actBlack Sabbath and front man Ozzy Osbournetake the stage next month; the band releasedLive & Loud in 1993 and were heavily featured in an oral history of heavy metal titledLouder than Hell.
It wasnt clear just how the new rules would be enforced or if Mr. Osbourne would be asked to keep it down.
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Barclays Center Soundproofed Before the Ozzman Cometh
(PRWEB UK) 25 February 2014
Signbox has recently completed an extensive branding and wayfinding project at Haven Point, a new 17 million world-class leisure complex on the sea front at South Shields, Tyne and Wear. Owned and operated by South Tyneside Council, this development forms a key element of the regeneration of South Shields and the seafront to enhance the Borough's health, wellbeing and tourism offer.
Officially opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge on Friday 22 November; the inspirationally designed facility comprises:
The project comprised static internal wayfinding, branding, glazing manifestation and digital wallpaper. Signboxs modular sign system was specified as an elegant and robust solution for ceiling suspended directories, powder-coated and digitally screen printed with text and graphics on a Durst UV direct-to-surface printer. Various wall mounted signs comprised tactile and Braille lettering to meet DDA compliance. External signage included low energy LED illuminated and non-illuminated monoliths providing wayfinding and directory information.
The faceted architectural detail of the building was reflected in graphic elements throughout the sign design and within the glazing manifestations from 3M etched vinyl across the extensive glazed areas of the complex. The large bespoke monoliths were engineered to suit the exposed coastal location, with a specification for the structures to be resistant to the corrosive environment and all components hot zinc coated.
Mark Bartlett, Managing Director of Signbox, comments, Regardless of whether a specification calls for bespoke or off-the-shelf signage solutions, the success of a scheme is dependent on a collaborative process with our project managers working closely with the contractor, architect and designer to understand the form and function of a building. We were delighted to work with LA Architects on this project, from initial specification to successful completion.
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Signbox Completes Design, Manufacture and Installation of Signage at Haven Point Leisure in South Shields