NOTES VERTICE PUBLIC ART - THE DESOTA SARASOTA, FL A PUBLIC SCULPTURE BY DORIAN VEE DORIANV, INC.

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4 PUBLIC ART - THE DESOTA SARASOTA, FL A PUBLIC SCULPTURE BY DORIAN VEE DORIANV, INC.

5 ARTIST RESUME With a background in fine art, commercial art and digital art, Dorian Vee works with a broad range of media. His portfolio includes illustration, sculpture, digital art and animation. His sculptures have been exhibited at the Fischbach Gallery in N.Y. and the Foster Harmon Gallery in Florida. DV s first commercial art job was at the age of 15 as an inker for DC Comics. DV then spent several years sculpting creatures, characters and special effects for the film industry. While continuing to work in the digital world of VFX, doing work for Quentin Tarantino, A Band Apart and other notable directors & producers, DV received a BFA in computer animation and digital painting. During this same period, DV sculpted Outback restaurant s artwork - featured in every Outback in the U.S. Miami New Times published several of DV s illustrations; they then hired him as Art Director in After several years in that position with Miami New Times, the company was acquired by the Village Voice. DV was moved to NYC to serve as Creative Director of the Village Voice & Village Voice Media. DV left the Village Voice in 2007 to pursue personal and freelance projects. DV collaborated on several projects with artists and designers such as Richard Serra, Lori Adams, Santiago Calatrava, Narcisco Rodriguez, Bernard Tschumi, Calvert Wright and Diller Scofidio. After 12 years in NYC, DV moved to Sarasota with his wife Amanda and daughter Nova, and is currently working as a freelance artist. ARTIST RESUME PAGE 2

6 ARTIST S PAST WORK ARTIST S PAST WORK PAGE 3

7 SELECTION PROCESS After several unsuccessful months of searching for artwork which would be both appropriate for the site and which would complement the conceptual aesthetic of The DeSota, Carter Development was introduced to DV by the project s architect. DV created 8 concepts for the artwork and thru a selection process coordinated by representatives of Carter and Hunt (the development s financier), was unanimously selected. SELECTION PROCESS PAGE 4

ARTWORK is a contemporary emblem, punctuating the Central Avenue entrance to the downtown core.

continually creates a dialogue between its interior surfaces, and the exterior surroundings through its reflective surfaces.

$Its juxtaposition with the structure of The DeSota creates the illusion that the building itself is a geode - fractured open, and exposing a crystalline core.$

8 ARTWORK is a contemporary emblem, punctuating the Central Avenue entrance to the downtown core. It is a simple, 8 vertex, polygonal structure - modulated, repeated and combined. It is a mathematical, abstract expression of water. continually creates a dialogue between its interior surfaces, and the exterior surroundings through its reflective surfaces. reflects images of the sky toward viewers below, while it reflects images of life on the street toward the sky above. Its juxtaposition with the structure of The DeSota creates the illusion that the building itself is a geode - fractured open, and exposing a crystalline core. SIZE 16 x 16 x 1 MATERIALS 1. High Mirror-Polished 316L Stainless Steel, or 6061 T4 Aircraft Grade Aluminum 2. High Resistant, Super Transparent PVD Coating, Blue Clolored. 3. 1mm POM sheets between elements to avoid corrosion 4. Steel or Aluminum Sub-Frame 5. Steel Mounting Plates FINISH Polished Mirror Blue DESCRIPTION PAGE 5

9 IMAGES PAGE 6

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11 ADDITONAL IMAGES IMAGES PAGE 8

12 ARCHITECTURAL ANCHOR DETAIL PROJECT: CLIENT: DESCRIPTION: Sheet 2ND ST.APARTMENTS 1401/1445 2ND STREET SARASOTA, FL ART ANCHOR RFI-148 Date 09/20/16 A R C H I T E C T S A A ANCHOR DETAIL PAGE 9

13 OPTIONAL LIGHTING LOCATION LIGHTING PAGE 10

14 SITE PLAN FRUITVILLE RD CENTRAL AVE ARTWORK LOCATION 2ND STREET SITE PLAN PAGE 11

15 TEAM ARTIST Dorian Vee, B.F.A. DORIANV, inc Tulip St. Sarasota, FL CONSULTANT Chris Gallagher, Hoyt Architects nd Street Sarasota, FL INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR TBD BUDGET (EST.) Fabrication & Materials $132,500 Project Consultants $12,000 Artwork Transportation $4,000 Installation $4,000 Insurance $1,500 Artist Travel $3,000 Studio Rent/Overhead $2,700 Artist Fee $25,000 Project Contingency $15,000 Total $199,700 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Wilson Structural 6731 Professional Pkwy W #103, Sarasota, FL rich@wilsonstructural.com FABRICATION Arnold Industriestr Friedrichsdorf, Germany info@arnold.de CONTACTS / BUDGET PAGE 12

16 SCHEDULE October 5, 2016 October 19, 2016 November 9, 2016 Pre-application meeting Application submittal Public Art hearing Mid-November Initial disbursement (50%) December 2016 April 2017 April, 2017 May, 2017 Creation of artwork, art work fabrication Art work complete Art work inspected and approved by developer May, 2017 Second disbursement (25%) June, 2017 June, 2017 Shipping and Installation of art work Art work inspected and approved by Dr. Smith July, 2017 Third disbursement (25%) July, 2017 July, 2017 Final disbursement (15%) August 1, 2017 Art work inspected and approved by public art board member Certificate of Occupancy SCHEDULE PAGE 13

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