Naum Gabo: 26.01.11

Naum Gabo:
Linear Construction No. 2 1970-71, Tate Britain 2004
Plastic and nylon filament (Sa)
object 1149 x 835 x 835 mm



Linear Construction No.2' exists in over twenty versions, both standing and hanging. The light-catching nylon filament is wound around two intersecting plastic planes. The stringing gives a delicate sense of three dimensions in the complicated patterns created by the irregular lobe shapes of the transparent plastic. It was developed from Gabo's unrealised project for the lobby of the Esso Building in New York in the late 1940s. Two sculptures similar to 'Linear Construction No.2' were designed to be located on top of the two revolving lobby doors, turning slowly. It was one of Gabo's favourite works and was presented to the Tate in memory of the art historian Herbert Read.


http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=4807&searchid=12099&tabview=work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naum_Gabo

Equipment List: 26.01.11

- Batteries

- More of the N17BY LED

- Organza Ribbon off white

- Sewing Needle

- Sewing thread

- Metal rod 35cm long or tube

- Fishing Weights or glass beads?

UKRC Meeting: 26.01.11

Notes:

- Exhibition walls white, do we want to paint them? black, grey or keep them white?

Consensus to keep them white


- Transport of equipment?

To use Marcin's van on the Tuesday morning


- Dates and happenings during the exhibition

Tuesday 02/02 7am - 11pm (Set up)

Wednesday 03/02 7am - 2pm (Set up) 5pm - 8pm (Collectors View)

Thursday 04/02 8am - 1pm (Press) 6pm - 9pm (VIP)

Friday 05/02 10am - 9pm (open to the public)

Saturday 06/02 10am - 8pm (open to the public)

Sunday 07/02 11am - 6pm (open to the public) 6pm - 8pm (take down)


- Rota to be arranged for looking after the installation

We have all given our availability to Sally who will devise a timetable/ rota


Ray to email Immo with the site information

Meeting: 26.01.11

Final Design for the mobile device to suspend the LED and sail to catch the breeze from the mini fan, to give us the up, down, left and right motion we are looking for to give us the best shapes from our light projection.


This design worked but in order for it to look and preform they way we need it to we are looking into modifying this design.


Original idea based on Alexander Coldar handing art work



This is what we are considering our final layout, this may change when we get to hang it in the Kinetica Art Fair next week, but we are happy with the overall layout and the results we achieve. We have put together a list of equipment needed in order to perfect the artwork and to bring it up to exhibition standards.

Prep for meeting: 24.01.11

- Hack Saw

- Metal Tubing

- LED N17BY