Dinner and A Movie Object Variations IV

 

Dinner and A Movie Object Variations III

Dinner and A Movie Object Variations II

 

Dinner and A Movie Object Variations

 

Dinner and A Movie: Concept Sketches

Historic Architecture

Castillo De San Marcos

Visual Details

• From a top-down view, the building has a symmetrical appearance and a unique shape that is unable to be viewed unless you are suspended from above.
• The building is extremely angular with hardly any organic shapes, the only ones present being cylinders perched at the top of every corner where walls meet at a point.
• The building is entirely monochromatic, the only color present being a grayish white that makes up the materials used to construct it. 

A Brief History

• The fort was constructed in 1668 to defend the Spanish residents from a pirate attack.
• Queen Maria of Spain ordered the fort to be built to defend the colony and protect Spanish ships.

Lightner Museum

Visual Details

• The museum has a symmetrical silhouette.
• The roofs are stark reddish copper while the rest of the building remains cream white, which provides a good contrast.
• There are small, rounded windows on almost every flat surface of the building.

A Brief History

• The building was constructed to house the extensive artwork collection of Otto C. Lightner.
• Before it was a museum, the building was the Alcazar Hotel.

Casa Monica Hotel

Visual Details

• The varying heights of the towers provide a unique silhouette.d
• The walls have varying depths and protrude at different amounts, giving the perimeter a unique shape.
• The corner towers have pointed tips and sharp roofs, whereas the walls have divets lining the top.

A Brief History

• The Casa Monica is one of the oldest hotels in the United States and is a member of the Historic Hotels of America in the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• The hotel was built in 1888 by Franklin W. Smith, a Victorian architecture enthusiast.

St. Augustine Main Post Office

Visual Details

• Archways surround the majority of the perimeter bordering the outside wall.
• The white arched walls and the vibrant red brick of the inner walls constructing the main room provide a good visual contrast.
• The inside lobby has a circular stairway leading up to the main floor.

A Brief History

• The current version of the post office was constructed in the 1930s as a replacement for the late 19th-century building.

Sculpture 1 - Sketches 1 & 2

Sculpture 2 - Sketches 3 & 4

Art 21 Response

 https://art21.org/watch/new-york-close-up/tau-lewis-shreds-of-memory/

Accumulative, Religious

"Angolalo (God gift)"

This artwork exhibits texture by having several different objects make up the sculpture

with varying textures and visibly different materials that contrast each other.

"Rover"

This artwork displays patterns by utilizing several different fabrics sporting a variety

of visual patterns through different uses of line and color.