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Six internationally renowned artists contributed works to
the Art Path of Marina Bay Sands. The unprecedented collection of art
installations was commissioned to integrate seamlessly with Moshe Safdie’s iconic
architecture. These 10 art installations create shapes, moods and interior
spaces that will provide the public with a unique opportunity to visually and
physically experience large-scale artwork at one destination.
The works were designed especially for the unique building,
and together they form a path through Marina Bay Sands, extending from the
23-storey atrium in the hotel towers to the exterior of the buildings, weaving back
through the destination. This is one of the largest art commissions ever
completed as part of an integrated architectural process.
Antony
Gormley, Drift
Location: Hotel
Tower 1 Atrium
* Drift is a massive three-dimensional stainless steel
polyhedral matrix of over 16,100 steel rods and more than 8,320 steel nodes.
* Measuring approximately 40 meters long, 23 meters high and
15 meters wide, Drift is suspended cloudlike in the air between levels 5 and 12
of the atrium of Hotel Tower 1. The structure weighs 14.8 tons.
* The geometry of the art installation was generated using a
process specifically developed for Antony Gormley’s sculptures by engineer
Tristan Simmonds and involves the packing of spheres around a “seed” body form
or shape.
* Due to the scale of the structure, it had to be fabricated
off-site and subsequently broken down into 8 horizontal “slices” approximately
3 meters tall to be transported to Marina Bay Sands. Each slice was transported
by special container to the site.
* It took 60 workers with different expertise to assemble it
in the atrium, from engineers to welders.
Chongbin Zheng, Rising Forest
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| Rising Forest |
Location: Hotel Atrium (interior and exterior)
* Rising
Forest is a ceramic
sculpture composed of 83 massive, glazed, stoneware ceramic vessels occupying
approximately 4,000 square meters in the Hotel Atrium.
* Each vessel weighs 1,200 kilograms and measures 3 meters
tall. Every vessel holds a tree, creating a “canopy” of trees across the
interior and exterior areas of the Hotel Atrium.
* The vessels are so large that the artist had to build a
customized kiln the size of a small building. Ceramics of this size are rarely
made and fired in one piece.
* The ceramic pieces were made in Yixing, China,
known for its artistry and high-quality ceramics since the 11th century. The
clay was mined from a special quarry in the Yellow Dragon mountain and has been
aged for five years.
* Each vessel required 15–20 days to complete by hand using
the coil construction method.
* Although each vessel is unique, Mr. Zheng and his artisans
worked to ensure that the vessels conformed to his design specifications for
the sculpture.
James Carpenter, Blue Reflection Façade with Light Entry
Passage
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| Blur Reflection Facade |
Location: Upper & Lower Casino Podium Wall (exterior)
* James Carpenter Design Associates Inc.’s art work consists
of a series of uniquely composed vertical glass and metal fin-like elements
suspended in front of a reflective metal panel façade.
* The artwork is 112 meters long and 17 meters tall and
features 80 stainless steel fins and over 200 glass fins.
* The floating fins accentuate the serpentine quality of the
façade and capture a sense of the sky within the depth of the façade.
* As visitors pass by, the Blue Reflection Facade changes
dynamically creating a visual layering that is luminous and reflective.
* Day and night, the shimmering façade provides viewers with
a constantly changing experience of light
Ned Kahn, Wind Arbor
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| Wind Arbor |
Location: Hotel Atrium (exterior)
* Wind Arbor is the largest and most visible piece of Marina
Bay Sands’ Art Path. It covers 6,800 square meters, equivalent to the surface
area of five-and-a-half Olympic-sized swimming pools.
* The sculpture consists of 260,000 aluminum metal “flappers”
covering the entire western façade of the Hotel Atrium facing the Central Business
District and encircling the air-conditioning towers at the north end of the
property.
* When the flappers move, they reflect light creating a
shimmering piece of art.
* It is 15 meters tall at the north end and increases to 55
meters tall at the southern entry.
* The flappers are mounted on hinges and hung from steel
cable so they are free to move independently in reaction to wind movements.
Ned Kahn, Rain Oculus
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| Rain Oculus |
Location: Waterfront Promenade / Retail Mall
* Rain Oculus is a large acrylic and stainless steel
structure located at the intersection of the retail mall and the waterfront
promenade.
* It will create a whirlpool motion above the promenade
level with the water falling two storeys through a hole in the center of the
Oculus, creating a dynamic water skylight feature at the heart of the retail
mall.
* It consists of a 22 meter diameter acrylic bowl mounted on
top of a tubular stainless steel superstructure, which forms a “basket” to
support the acrylic panels.
* The combined weight of the acrylic Oculus and steel
superstructure is 90 tons.
* Water flows at 6,000 gallons per minute through the Oculus
and the maximum weight of water it can hold is 200 tons. The water is the art
medium creating the sculptural effect in this installation.
Ned Kahn, Tipping Wall
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| Tipping Wall |
Location: Hotel
Tower 3
* Tipping Wall, located at the cooling tower adjacent to the
southern end of the hotel, features 7,000 mechanical polycarbonate tipping
water channels on a large glass reinforced concrete wall about the size of a
basketball court.
* Water running down the glass reinforced concrete wall will
splash out and animate the white tipping channels, which will be supported by
stainless steel pins. As each channel fills with water, it will tip left or right
like a seesaw and spill water into either of the two channels below it.
* Water will be recovered at the catchment area below the
tippers and re-circulated to the distribution trough.
Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #917, Arcs and Circles, 1999
Location: Hotel
Tower 1 Reception
Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #915, Arcs, Circle and Irregular
bands, 1999
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| Wall Drawing #917 |
Location: Underground pedestrian network connecting Marina
Bay Sands to Bayfront MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station
* Sol LeWitt’s (1928-2007) wall drawings redefined
traditional concepts about discreet works of art. His innovation was two-fold:
that the idea was the artwork, and that someone other than the artist could execute
the work and it would still be a work by the artist.
* Wall drawings painstakingly follow Mr. LeWitt’s
directions, and while a drawing may be installed many times it may vary only
slightly in size and never in format. Each drawing is accompanied by directions
and a signed certificate which authenticates the work.
* The wall drawings are handmade and because they are very
elaborate, require the execution and supervision of LeWitt-trained artists.
* The bold, colorful geometric design that comprises Wall
Drawing #917, Arcs and Circles was drawn by two artists from the Lewitt Estate,
Takeshi Arita and Gabriel Hurier, who worked with LeWitt for many years before
he died. They were assisted by a select group of four local artists chosen
through the Singapore Tyler Print Institute.
* Wall Drawing #917, Arcs and Circles, 1999, measures 4.34
by 20.32 meters.
* Wall Drawing #915, Arcs, Circle and Irregular Bands, 1999,
will measure 3.96 by 16.76 meters and is
expected to be completed later this year.
Zhan Wang, Artificial Rock #71 and #86, 2010
Location: Garden
Bay Bridge
* Artificial Rock #71 and #86 are abstract sculptures
inspired by The Scholar’s Rock, which has long been held in high regard by the
educated and upper class in China
for its complexity and beauty.
* For generations in China, The Scholar’s Rock held a
place of honor in gardens and courtyards throughout the country.
* Zhan Wang’s Artificial Rocks are highly reflective to
symbolically represent China’s
rapid changes.
* As gardens and places of quiet contemplation make way for
modern skyscrapers, Zhan Wang’s Artificial Rocks with their shiny surfaces
reflect what is around them and, through these mirror-like surfaces, reflect the
ever-changing view of China’s
modernization.
* Artificial Rock #71 measures 62.5 X 74 X 38 inches.
*Artificial Rock #86 measures 90.5 X 70.75 X 31.5 inches.
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