Evolve 17 Skulptur by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Billedkunst og Kunstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.
SølvBilledkunst· 2021
Evolve 17 Skulptur
Client: Leidos Inc.
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Billedkunst Category
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About Evolve 17 Skulptur
Evolve 17 er en ophængt skulptur skabt til det eksekutive atrium i et virksomhedshovedkvarter. Værket er en prismatisk søjle, der står 7000 mm høj og 1200 mm bred og vejer 250 kilo. Evolve 17 er bygget af 161 unikke dele, hvor der er anvendt dikroisk plexiglas, rustfrit stål, aluminium og spejle, sammen med LED-lys og sollys. De dikroiske paneler viser forskellige farver fra forskellige synsvinkler, så farverne skifter, når besøgende går rundt om søjlen. Et specialfremstillet aluminiumshængsel lader hvert panel rotere og låse i en valgt vinkel.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Evolve 17 Skulptur er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Evolve 17 Skulptur forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Evolve 17 Skulptur er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Evolve 17 symbolizes a visionary meeting point to promote a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship.
It is designed to metaphorically unite solutions from different angles. It decorates the executive atrium for the Leidos Headquarters. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Custom Fabricated prismatic column. 7000mm Tall x 1200mm wide 250kg, 161 unique pieces,
- Tags
- Lobby Art, Geometric Sculpture, Dichroic, Kaleidoscope, Site Specific, Color Changing Art,
- Production Technology
- Dichroic Plexiglass, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Mirrors, LED's, and Sunlight The dichroic plexiglass, like a quantum particle, can simultaneously exhibit different colors to viewers from different angles. When the observer circles the sculpture the dichroic panels morph between states of colors. The sculpture uses a patent pending hinge made from 5mm water jet aerospace grade aluminum. "The Signal Bracket" offers 330' of rotation and locks in place at the desired angle.
- Design Challenge
- Because the building compress and expands on the top floor due to wind, our design had to both be suspended from the ceiling and simultaneously affixed to the floor.
- Research
- With the triangular polygon as the base shape for both the virtual projection of objects in digital space and the real manifestation of this sculpture, EVOLVE is both a metaphorical and physical bridge between the virtual webs that connect Leido’s to the rest of the world and the physical impact that those webs have in everyday life.
- Inspiration
- We have been stuck with the same Greek columns for 2000 years. I decided to try reinventing a column for the-space age. Evolve17 is a a 23’ color changing kaleidoscopic, that bends light
- Project Duration
- Executive Floor Leidos HQ Reston VA From Now Till 2099
- Operation Flow
- Evolve is a cosmic kaleidoscope that changes colors as viewers walk by. At dawn, Visitors are welcomed in with playful colored shadows that move throughout the day. Evolve is gracefully suspended by aircraft cable, and uses NASA developed dichroic Plexiglas to create a space age feel.
- Patents
- Copyright Belongs to Davis McCarty
- Team Members
- Davis McCarty
Adrian Stein
Amy Rodriguez - Image Credits
- Photos by: Jay Townsend & Garrett Rowland
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