Sunday, April 13, 2008

Final Studio Model - 'Landscape' and 'Decrepit' Studios, for Sidney Nolan and Patricia Piccinini

The following pictures are images from my final developed sketchup model. The words I choose to create this model were 'landscape', 'falling' and 'warm' for Sidney Nolan and 'decrepit' 'playing' and 'sterile' for Patricia Piccinini.



This is a distant image of my model as a whole. You are able to see the top studio which utilises many horizontal lines reflecting the landscapes with appear in many of Nolan's art work.


These stairs are leading to Nolan's studio from outside. You are able to see the glass walls on the top studio which allows natural sunlight to enter the studio, which may assist in Nolan's painting. They also allow people to see the surrounding landscapes from within the building.


This is an image of the inside of Sidney Nolan's studio which was designed using the words 'landscape', 'falling' and 'warm'. The presence of horizontal lines, reflecting the work of Nolan enhance the style of his artwork. The staircase in this image leads to the top floor of the studio which allows people to have a 360 degree view of the landscape around the studios as well as giving Nolan more open space in which he is able to work.



These are the stairs leading from the top studio to the gallery. They 'flow' into the room allowing people to see the gallery as a whole. This is enhanced with the use of a landing in the middle of the stairs which allows people to take time to view the gallery from above.


This is the gallery space. There is a slightly raised level which allows people to view the artwork around them. By raising the floor, the artworks are higher than the audience which enhances the effect of the work as well as putting them on a pedestal.


This image is from the top of the stairs leading down the the lower studio. The studio designed for Piccinini using the words 'decrepit' , 'playing' and 'sterile' allows her to work in a comfortable environment which reflects her work. Due to the large glass wall which is exposed to the sun via an excavation in the surrounding land, Piccinini is able to work below ground without feeling secluded from the rest of the world.

This image is from the bottom of the stairs leading from the gallery down to Piccinini's studio. Due to there being landings on the staircase, artworks are able to be placed on the surrounding cylindrical walls. This allows Piccinini to place artworks that she wants people to view on the staircase, as well as allowing people to see down into her studio from above.

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