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h <br /> Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA <br /> Environmental Sculpture-Landscape Architecture-Community Art <br /> Mailing Address:3803 Carnegie Lane•Raleigh, NC 27612 <br /> Sculpture Studio•Workshop 135 S. Main Street-Warrenton INC 27589 <br /> Phone 919-616-8427•Mobile:919-571-8286• Email:layne ''rleaav-vv�crks.cort <br /> LEGACYVIIORKSNature+Culture Forms and Forces in Environmental Art <br /> Re: 2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application <br /> Narrative <br /> Proposed Project <br /> In support of the objectives of the Downtown Chapel Hill Arts Project to enliven downtown Chapel <br /> Hill through the arts and to develop a collaborative atmosphere between public artists and local <br /> businesses or organizations, my environmental public art proposal includes the following two <br /> elements. <br /> 1. Partnering with the Frank Gallery, I would create and install a temporary illuminated public <br /> artwork at 109 E. Franklin Street(see artwork sample Pulsar, an artwork I installed on the Jordan <br /> Marsh facade in Downtown Boston). Having received the approval of the building owner and the <br /> Frank Gallery Board Chair, my project would include the creation and installation of <br /> Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine on the full width of the second story facade above the Frank Gallery <br /> and the Clothing Warehouse on East Franklin Street for the month of February, 2013. <br /> In keeping with my efforts to address ecological issues, the artwork would consist of ten ring forms <br /> made of bamboo harvested from my grove in Warrenton, NC (see artwork sample H2O Flow, an <br /> artwork I installed at Chapel Hill Town Hall entry court) that are attached to the existing metal grates <br /> located at the base of each upper floor window. Each ring is created using 19 pieces of 1 inch <br /> diameter bamboo culms held together with hardware aesthetically masked using sisal twine (see <br /> attached ring sketch). Mounted perpendicular to the facade and ranging from 5ft to 2 ft high and <br /> extending up to 33/4 ft out from the wall, the ten rings support a 40 long fabric dragon form (see <br /> attached building facade sketch). Created using Carolina blue and white stretch-knit fabric (see <br /> attached chrysalis sketch), the dragon chrysalis is suspended between the ten rings and illuminated <br /> from within using LCD lamps to reduce energy output and costs to a minimum. <br /> The ten bamboo rings, the fabric dragon chrysalis, and the lighting system would be created off site at <br /> Legacyworks studio in Warrenton, NC during the months of December and January. Working with <br /> Chapel Hill Town officials and the associated code enforcement entities, I would employ staging to <br /> install the sculpture over three days either the last week in January or first week in February as <br /> scheduled to best meet the needs of the Town and the businesses involved. <br /> 2. Besides coinciding with and reflecting the illumination aspects of the annual Chinese new year's <br /> Lantern Festival, Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine also represents new birth, a physical manifestation of <br /> the love associated with the celebration of Valentine's Day. Conceptually, the public art installation <br /> would provide a visual incentive and a physical location for people to share thoughts and ideas about <br /> the state of current commercial banking credit and lending practices. Using the Drago Doctrine <br /> MICHAEL ROY LAYNE• LEGACYWORKS•2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application•Artwork Sample List •November 27,2012 Page 1 <br />