Public Art

PUBLIC ART

Visit Alpharetta’s first outdoor open-air sculpture gallery, Miscellany, behind City Hall at Brooke Street Park.

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Laborer - Mike Wsol A worker in the act of a difficult task, a figure in mid-stride carrying a large load of boxes from one place to another. The boxes are prickled with small holes to create a planetarium that can be entered via the workers front leg, providing a space to reflect, think or meditate on intersections between work and dreams.

Scorpion - Rob Lorenson Scorpions are adaptable, at home in a wide range of environmental conditions. Lorenson captures the characteristic forward curving tail over the back emphasizing its sinewy form to suggest a body in motion. View the work from different angles and note how the polished stainless steel reflects the light,further adding to the sense of movement.

Homage Series JC3 - Gerald Siciliano The Homage series features discarded automobile bumper covers that are reinvented into bent and twisted sculptural forms. As seen with this piece, JC3, is a visually interesting and playful work created by reclaiming nearly indestructible industrial detritus. The series masterfully pays "homage" to iconic 20th century sculpture in a uniquely 21st century idiom.

Hanging - Eileen Blyth "Hanging" provides a place to meet, rest and play. Each bench connects to a steel handmade hang drum. The brightly colored benches contrast with the surrounding landscape thereby drawing attention. Children intuitively know how to engage with the work, though all ages are invited to create a moment of self expression. The work calls to be examined and inspires all sorts of playful possibilities.

The Visitor - Geemon Xin Meng "The Visitor" is a slight departure for the artist, a sought after portrait sculptor, who has created commissioned works for well-known figures such as Neil Young and Pierre Trudeau. With the tilt of the bear's head, the placement of the paws on his belly and the words scrawled across his body, one can almost hear him say "Hello. Come talk to me." The endearing qualities are enhanced by the deliberate misshapen form that suggests furry heft. "The Visitor" Personifies the welcoming nature of Alpharetta.

Rita Zieds (Morning Flower) - Tamsie Ringler In this work, a steel bed frame supports a cast iron saulite, the Latvian ethnographic symbol for the sun. The saulite was created by a process known as iron pour, which requires a specially designed furnace for melting the iron. The sculpture is purposefully oriented to face the East as most morning flowers unravel into full bloom in the early morning.

Torqued Chroma - Tristan Al-Haddad. With Torqued Chroma, Al-Haddad creates a dynamic spectral projection and reflection into the surrounding environment that bathes the area with a vibrant crescendo of animated light. This is accomplished via a vertically tensioned hyperbolic surface made from polycarbonate with a dichroic film applied between two layers. The polycarbonate is torqued to create various color shifts as the sun moves throughout the day and as the viewing angle changes. Al-Haddad is on the faculty of Georgia Tech, School of Architecture. He is owner and Chief Creative Officer of Formations Studio, noted for their world class works of sculpture and complex architectural designs.

DOWNTOWN ALPHARETTA ARTS WALKING TOUR

On October 23, 2017, the Alpharetta City Council voted unanimously to provide funding for MISCELLANY. This is an outdoor, temporary sculpture exhibition featuring 7 premiere works that runs from May - December 2018. This open air gallery is located in Brooke Park (Alpharetta City Hall) along Haynes Bridge Rd.