Wednesday, 11 January 2012

The Alloa Campus Final Piece

Well I guess its time I got my finger out and actually blogged about the final piece I created as a response to the new Alloa Campus.

So here it is :p

 I feel with regards to this project I have designed a piece which brings some of Alloas history into the clean and modern campus. The work is visually textured which is what I felt the new building lacked through its clean lines and design. However it does not deter nor distract from the architecture, as the piece, even though large in scale will be situated in a very open area therefore in my view will break up the constant white walls throughout the building.
The work created will be a large vinyl transfer onto the wall located in the “Flexible Learning Space” Between the doors for the Tower Suite rooms A203 and A202. Located in the Second Floor in the balcony overlooking the Learner Centre.

Artist Statement


This is a design proposal for the new Alloa Campus. In my own opinion the new building lacked age and seemed almost out of place amongst Alloa.
The town has a rich history in its industry of glass making and weaving along with its docks, coal and silver mines, the town is dotted with historical buildings. The town was built on hard work and has a historic and rich texture. The design I am presenting. Is that of the Ochil Hills, a view which is boasted strongly but sometimes hard to view directly at the campus. Constructed of Alloa’s rich history and textures.

The new campus can sometimes be too new. Its expanse of bare white walls needs to be broken up and the whole building needs some form of texture and roughing up. This design gives the building the visual texture I feel it requires, whilst still being quite minimalist in terms of it just being black and white.

In a larger scale of work and indeed the proposed area for its placement I feel that the open space can handle something like a full wall illustration it wouldn’t take over the area but it would give some form of finish to the flexible learning spaces environment I propose the work to be placed in.

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