David Henderson "A History of Aviation - Part 2"
Smack Mellon
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Inspired by the Late Gothic style of the Bath Abbey’s fan vaulted ceiling, David Henderson recreates the Perpendicular architecture and presents the iconic form flipped on its side in his installation "A History of Aviation -Part 2". Easily mixing high-tech and low-tech, Henderson starts off by planning the project with a 3D modeling program and then moves into the construction phase armed with a band saw outfitted with a turntable. Adopting construction methods used for building ultra-lightweight aircrafts, the almost-gravity-defying installation is made with Styrofoam, fiberglass, carbon fiber and an aircraft-grade fabric skin. In contradistinction to the gallery’s main architectural feature - a massive concrete coal hopper - the circular geometry of the all-white installation dramatically carves out soaring arcs in the industrial gallery space.
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from March 05, 2011 to April 10, 2011
Reception For The Artist on 2011-03-05 from 17:00 to 20:00