chicago cultural icons & landmark buildings
Mies-en-scène : The Farnsworth House
(art)n sets the scene with a new media take on a Mies Van Der Rohe classic. The Farnsworth House is reconstructed virtually with the addition of developed spacial elements to bring about a mise-en-scène truly worthy of the great architect and the PHSCologram medium. Careful attention was payed towards all elements of style and arrangement in this virtual stage just as Mies himself treated his architectural designs.
Mies-en-scène : The Farnsworth House, 2009
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Chris Day, and Ben Carney
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
20 x 40 inches
Reconstructing the Wright Space
Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece the Robie House, this work reconstructs the home to give it new energy. The house appears to grow and advance out of the frame and towards the viewer. Movement and three dimensional appearance actively engage viewers and bring new life to the iconic structure.
Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece the Robie House, this work reconstructs the home to give it new energy. The house appears to grow and advance out of the frame and towards the viewer. Movement and three dimensional appearance actively engage viewers and bring new life to the iconic structure.
Reconstructing the Wright Space, 2009
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Chris Day, Miguel Delgado and Ben Carney
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
30 x 40 inches
Deconstructed Marina Towers
Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis
Much like the work of major (art)n inspirations by Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, Aquatic Assemblage is a reconstructed work of vision involving three of Chicago's most stunning masterpieces of nautical influenced architecture. Within the triptych's panels, scale deconstructed views of Jeanne Gang's water waved Aqua Building, Sheldon Schlegman's sailing spurred Crain Communications Building (formerly the Smurfit-Stone), and Bertrand Goldberg's river run Marina Towers. Supporting each image stands a pedestal developed in relation to all three structures and their framework.
The Crain Communications Building was designed in 1983 by A. Epstein and Sons and was completed in 1984. The Marina City Complex and Marina Towers were designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and were completed in 1964. Aqua was designed in 2007 by a team led by Jeanne Gang of Gang Studio Architects and was completed in 2010.
Deconstructed Marina Towers, Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis, 2012
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, and Diana Torres
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
40 x 30 inches
Deconstructed Marina Towers
Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis
Much like the work of major (art)n inspirations by Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, Aquatic Assemblage is a reconstructed work of vision involving three of Chicago's most stunning masterpieces of nautical influenced architecture. Within the triptych's panels, scale deconstructed views of Jeanne Gang's water waved Aqua Building, Sheldon Schlegman's sailing spurred Crain Communications Building (formerly the Smurfit-Stone), and Bertrand Goldberg's river run Marina Towers. Supporting each image stands a pedestal developed in relation to all three structures and their framework.
The Crain Communications Building was designed in 1983 by A. Epstein and Sons and was completed in 1984. The Marina City Complex and Marina Towers were designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and were completed in 1964. Aqua was designed in 2007 by a team led by Jeanne Gang of Gang Studio Architects and was completed in 2010.
Deconstructed Aqua, Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis, 2012
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, and Diana Torres
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
40 x 30 inches
Deconstructed Marina Towers
Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis
Much like the work of major (art)n inspirations by Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, Aquatic Assemblage is a reconstructed work of vision involving three of Chicago's most stunning masterpieces of nautical influenced architecture. Within the triptych's panels, scale deconstructed views of Jeanne Gang's water waved Aqua Building, Sheldon Schlegman's sailing spurred Crain Communications Building (formerly the Smurfit-Stone), and Bertrand Goldberg's river run Marina Towers. Supporting each image stands a pedestal developed in relation to all three structures and their framework.
The Crain Communications Building was designed in 1983 by A. Epstein and Sons and was completed in 1984. The Marina City Complex and Marina Towers were designed in 1959 by Bertrand Goldberg and were completed in 1964. Aqua was designed in 2007 by a team led by Jeanne Gang of Gang Studio Architects and was completed in 2010.
Deconstructed Crain Communications Building, Detail from Aquatic Assemblage: The Maritime Metropolis, 2012
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, and Diana Torres
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
40 x 30 inches
Pritzker Deconstructed (Gehry Chicago)
A deconstructed view as the sun sets on Lake Michigan of the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, designed by Frank Gehry.
Pritzker Deconstructed (Gehry Chicago), 2008
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Thomas Meeker, Chris Day and Mike Seigel
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
30 x 40 inches
Millennium Splendor: Cloud Gate
and Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe once said "you have to borrow the sky when you cannot see it." This virtual photograph is a tribute to Chicago's rich skyline, rooted in architecture history and the arts, as exemplified by the Jay Pritzker Pavilion designed by Frank Gehry and Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor. This unique skyscape portrait was sculpted on the computer in three dimensions to create the PHSCologram, a digital 3D photograph that is visible without glasses, and is a reflection of the inventive times Chicago continues to thrive in.
Millennium Splendor: Cloud Gate and Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 2008
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Chris Day, Thomas Meeker, Mike Seigel, and Janine Fron
Julie Silverstein, Jonathan Lurie, and SmithBucklin Corporation
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
30 x 40 inches
The Jewel of the Mile: The Wrigley Building, Michigan Avenue
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe once said "you have to borrow the sky when you cannot see it." This virtual photograph is a tribute to Chicago's rich skyline, rooted in architecture history and the arts, as exemplified by The Wrigley Building. This unique skyscape portrait was sculpted on the computer in three dimensions to create the PHSCologram, a digital 3D photograph that is visible without glasses, and is a reflection of the inventive times Chicago continues to thrive in.
The Jewel of the Mile: The Wrigley Building, Michigan Avenue, 2008
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Chris Day, Thomas Meeker, Mike Seigel, and Janine Fron
Julie Silverstein, Jonathan Lurie, and SmithBucklin Corporation
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
30 x 40 inches
The Jewel of the Mile II: The Wrigley Building Along the Chicago Riverwalk
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe once said "you have to borrow the sky when you cannot see it." This virtual photograph is a tribute to Chicago's rich skyline, rooted in architecture history and the arts, as exemplified by The Wrigley Building. This unique skyscape portrait was sculpted on the computer in three dimensions to create the PHSCologram, a digital 3D photograph that is visible without glasses, and is a reflection of the inventive times Chicago continues to thrive in.
The Jewel of the Mile II: The Wrigley Building Along the Chicago Riverwalk, 2008
Ellen Sandor & (art)n: Chris Kemp, Thomas Meeker, Chris Day and Mike Seigel
Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans, Kodalth, Plexiglas
30 x 40 inches