Saturday, November 10, 2012

Large-scale, site-specific 'Color Field Sculpture'

Created by Shelley Parriott for Linden Park - private collection
Indianapolis, Indiana.

Eighteen feet high and twenty-five feet wide, the transparent installation shown below is designed to rise above tall seasonal prairie grass and drifts of wind blown snow that will eventually surround the sculpture.

Monumental in scale and visual impact, yet illusory, sheer columns create an airy appearance not usually associated with outdoor sculpture. Imbued with light, overlapping patterns play in the changing atmosphere.

Thanks to Jason Myers, installation director and photographer in Indianapolis.

FROM FABRICATION TO INSTALLATION

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Shelley Parriott - Harlem Art Walking Tour NYC 2012

Shelley Parriott is delighted to have been invited by Ultima Gallery to exhibit Color Field Sculpture as part of the Harlem Art Walking Tour 2012.

Diane Eamtrakul, director, had Color Field Sculpture with Yellows installed outside the gallery for this special event in the Mount Morris Historical District, Harlem, NYC.

Indoors, she placed Parriott's "tangible/intangible" transparent Color Field Sculpture/ Warm Hues, beside her own extensive collection of antique Southeast Asian Buddha statues.

Sheer and mysterious Color Field with Blues was tranquil in subtle light.

One wall in the gallery displayed large original drawings by Project Runway designers including Christian Siriano, Austin Scarlett and Carolina Herrera.

Milton Avery's artist's proof was Blue Nude. Works by Ashit Kumar Mitra, Juan Calderon, Arkom Daungchawna and Richard Davis were shown, as well as others.

The rain in NYC didn't dampen the spirits of attendees.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Illusory and Airy in Appearance / Structurally Sound

Though transparent Color Field Sculpture appears to be "airy", illusory and chromatic, industrial materials offer the structural strength and durability to withstand interactions with the public.

Multiple layers of heavy gauge perforated aluminum are rolled, bent or folded by powerful presses as the sculptural concept emerges.

Permanent powder coated color is electrostatically applied to each component.

Versatile metal allows for flexibility in meeting design requirements.

Individual vibrant sheers play in the light to redefine public spaces, landscapes, atriums, cityscapes and private gardens as installations indoors or out, anchored or hanging, are created in any palette, shape or size, bounded only by the specifics of the site.

Color Field Sculpture by Shelley Parriott - Solo Museum Exhibition

Some folks requesting images from the solo exhibition, Color Field Sculpture by Shelley Parriott at The Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida ... a gala event inaugurating the museum's 'Plein Air' Gallery.
Museum Director, Barbara O'Keefe
On-site Installation Director, Todd Brannon

Here are a few of the many photographs by Bob Bagley: Bagendstudio.com

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Magical Transparencies

Created from heavy gauge industrial materials and able to withstand outdoor weather conditions, Color Field Sculpture paradoxically becomes transparent when imbued with light! Ethereal in appearance, prismatic patterns emerge through overlapping forms.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

'Color Field Sculpture with Blues' by Shelley Parriott

Viewers got into the spirit of the evening!

Shelley Parriott's ten foot high, Color Field Sculpture with Blues, describes 'the transitory nature of form' as overlapping sheers seem to appear and disappear one behind the other. Prismatic patterns of color and light are airy and illusory, yet the sculpture is structurally sound.

A large crowd assembled for the opening of "Blue", an exhibition at an expansive new gallery space in Saugerties, NY. www.TheGalleryatheFactory.com

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

New exhibition dedicated to the color BLUE!

OPENING Sept 15, 2012

5 - 8 pm

Shelley Parriott

preparing to install Color Field Sculpture with Blues...

Overlapping transparencies play in changing light

Saugerties Performing Arts Factory : SPAF

The Gallery at the Factory

169 Ulster Avenue

Saugerties, NY 12477

845-246-7723 (845-246-SPAF)

Curated by Richard Hutchings