[a flux proposal by Shota Vashakmadze, Patrick Di Rito, and James Murray]
A field of light and air, described by shadows and the ephemeral sway of balloons is activated by the presence and intentions of sovereign participants; caught in a fragile moment, an unknown lamina of familiar gestures. //
options iii / design studio v
tristan al-haddad
beltline installation / dekalb ave / airline dr
an installation mediating a temporal terminus of a continuous loop. anamporphic projections converge with the voronoi pattern to create a lingering framing of both sky and proximate site.
I had the pleasure of photographing the gray_matter(s) Flux 2011 installation. These photographs are from that memorable night. //
As the eve of the flux night approaches the team begins to make prototypes. the animals are restless. //
A proposal for “Art on the Atlanta Beltline.” Patrick Di Rito, Ky Le, James Murray, Shota Vashakmadze. //
For thousands of years, humankind has worked to bend the natural world to its will. Major civilizations assiduously worked to change and mold environments and landscapes in order to create cities and regions that meet societies’ needs and desires for shelter, order, safety, welfare, comfort, trade, leisure, religion, defense, unification, power, and military and political consolidation. //
There was a pane of glass. Or four. Three feet wide and seven feet tall. A set of glass doors at the center, as transparent and as essentially opaque as the surrounding windows. //
a proposal for flux. shota vashakmadze, james murray, patrick di rito. //
gray_matter[s] is a representation of an architectural self, looking into the realm of architecture, the arts, culture, theory, and politics. //
The following is a counter argument.
The following is the express thoughts of a single individual.
The following is a rejoinder. //
[1] Who is Susan Bridges? //
Atlanta’s Beltline from 10th Street south to North Avenue NE.
Patrick Di Rito
[1] Is art in Atlanta dead? Was it ever alive? Is art the key towards gentrification? Is gentrification even a desirable thing? What is gentrification? Who owns public space? I set out to answer none and all of these questions. With no guarantees to find answers, thus begins an experiment, an adventure, an anabasis in search of art, art communities and artists within the confines of Atlanta. //
leeland mcphail passes the torch to a new group of thinkers/makers with an open question having to do with our visuality.
a night’s walk from graymatters on Vimeo.
The image is taken from a piece leeland made in the class visual practice with senior instructor- fred pearsall. Click on: “Read more” to see complete video installation.
