The Drop by Heavy Industries
Just received this press release. Pretty neat! Unfortunately for most of us here in Calgary, it’s going to be tough to check this piece out first hand today. That being said, head on over to the Heavy Industries website to check out pictures taken throughout the process. There aren’t any pictures of the piece post-installation, but those are sure to appear quickly.
Metro also has a little write up on the Drop with a cool video news report of the actual installation. Check it out, it’s pretty awesome. Kudos to the Heavy Industries. They did an amazing job.
Oh right, here is the actual press release:
Heavy Industries Thrilled To Announce Installation of 65-Foot “Drop” Public Art Piece
(August 11, 2009) Calgary-based custom art fabricator Heavy Industries is pleased to announce the installation of the Drop public art piece at the Vancouver Convention Centre, home of the International Broadcast Centre for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, on Thursday August 13th 2009. If all goes as planned, the Drop will be ready for viewing the following day.
The Drop is a 65 foot (19m), slender sculpture in the form of an elegant, abstracted rain droplet; it is a visual and conceptual compliment to both the surrounding landscape and one of the greenest convention centres in the world. The sculpture contrasts with the geometric architecture of the Vancouver Convention Centre and stands almost like a figurehead on a sailing ship. The drop takes on a soft, round form with the potential to subtly alter its appearance with changes in light and weather. The art piece is a joyful yet sincere dialogue between technical achievement and respect for the natural surroundings. It will be a laconic landmark that resembles water and rain, known features of Vancouver, and pays homage to the power of nature.
The Drop is the work of Inges Idee, a group of four German artists who create site-specific public art projects internationally. Inges Idee is comprised of Georg Zey, Axel Lieber, Hans Hemmert, and Thomas A. Schmidt who collaborate to enrich the creative process and find solutions to arising challenges in the public art feild. Heavy Industries has been pleased to work with respected public art consultant Karen Mills on this project as well.
Heavy Industries is a custom art fabricator in Calgary. They believe in innovation, inspiration, and thinking big. With technology and process at the core of its business, whatever your dream, Heavy Industries can build it. They have a team of talented and highly-skilled designers, project managers, crafstpeople, and artisans who use state-of-the-art equipment to create solutions for clients like Douglas Coupland, the Royal Tyrrell Museum, fashion designer Marc Jacobs, the Toronto Blue Jays, Nickelodeon, and many more.
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Brilliant! Uusually corporate type art makes me cringe, but this is both playful and bright. I love it.
If you are interested in reading a description about the production of the drop and seeing some of the photos we took along the way, there is a good article on our blog: http://heavyworld.com/theskinny/?p=191
thanks!
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