OCMA

Later Conceptual Sketch

The buildings formal Gestures are:

-the art coral: where the bazaar takes place
-the tower: where the condos/permanent gallery are located
-the service tentacles: supporting program are to be emphasized (loading, car drop off,
building of carts)

More Condo Development

I had to continue with condo development to find a structural system. I tried to work on the OCMA's permanent gallery located below this building...but i needed a structure to inform the service tentacles reaction to the OCMA (the junction)...

Currently its a steel framed building. The east and west walls all have wood garage doors. So each condo unit has 4 wood garage doors to vary lighting/indoor/outdoor space.

My current concerns are the building is becoming a large undertaking and im struggling between making it special...and keeping it banal. I want it to blend in and not have too much of a presence (perhaps just on the exterior) --- and let the carts create the excitement/imagination for the project. But it seems i keep second guessing myself and trying to making it a more potent building. I have a feeling...the building wont look the same for very long.

OCMA Orange Lounge Parade

The direction of project has taken a slight turn.

The building is still to remain banal (minus the condo units) and formally remains similar...but another layer has been added to the project is an attempt to achieve the sense of tying together of the site and its constituant parts. This is to be achieved by a Parade Event...this differs because the ritual is celebrated and publicized...whereas before the carts were left to roam for themselves.

Every year...at a certain time...a parade is to be held to celebrate the arts and hopefully will get participation from the other art centres on the site (sergertrom buildings and the performing arts buildings...as well as anyone in the community willing to participate).

The parade performs 2 primary functions... A) to bring together the art community/make people aware of its presence - B) Renewal of the carts that are to be dispersed along the parade route.

Note: The parade carts consist of a few of the exhibit carts from the OCMA + the new carts for the orange lounge... the orange lounge carts are the ones that are to be renewed but the exhibit carts make their way back to the art plaza.





The specific sites chosen in this diagram is:

A - the Noguchi Garden
B - South Coast Plaza
C - Community Park

The route attempts to connect the art core, commericial mall, and the residential area to the north. This is a modest beginning route...as more locations become relevant...more participatants are enlisted...the route can hope to expand and desposit more orange lounge carts in the surrounding areas.

Old Sketches of some traveling carts:

OCMA condos

This image shows only half of a particular floor. Each floor has 4 units...2 on each side mediated by a common room...the common room is to be a microcosm of the art plaza which it over looks.

Individual - programmatic carts (such as a wine bar, the kitchen island) can be wheeled out of the glass sliding doors out into the common room and shared amounts other tenants. These carts will be designed in a similar fashion --bright and different colours to emphasize 'individuality'.

connection between art gallery and condos is still be developed. not happy with outcomes.

Santa Monica Museum of Art

THE LOCALE:

Located in the heart of Santa Monica, a sea-side community rich with cultural institutions, shopping, galleries, bookstores, restaurants, and a variety of entertainments, the Santa Monica Museum of Art offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy stimulating contemporary arts exhibitions and programming (current exhibitions) for all ages.

Santa Monica Museum of Art
Bergamot Station G1
2525 Michigan Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404

310.586.6488
310.586.6487 fax
info@smmoa.org

CURRENT EXHIBIT:

SMMoA is pleased to present a special screening of Maquilapolis: City of Factories. This experimental documentary goes inside the world of Tijuana's maquiladora assembly plants by putting the cameras in the hands of the factories' women workers. Part visual activism and part portrait of unequal globalization, Maquilapolis unravels the myths, lies, and romances of free trade. The project is a collaboration between filmmaker Vicky Funari, artist Sergio De La Torre, and Tijuana women's organization Grupo Factor X, with participation from the human rights organization Global Exchange, and the environmental activism organization The Environmental Health Coalition. There will be a post-screening discussion with Sergio De La Torre and Vicky Funari, and one of the workers in the film.

http://www.smmoa.org/

Pageant of Masters

THE GIST:

Ninety minutes of "living pictures" - incredibly faithful art re-creations of classical and contemporary works with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original pieces. An outdoor amphitheater, professional orchestra, original score, live narration, intricate sets, sophisticated lighting, expert staff, and hundreds of dedicated volunteers have won recognition for the Pageant as the best presentation of its kind.

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our mission is to promote, produce, and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts.

HISTORY:

On July 30, 1941, the first Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters held on the site marked the park’s opening to the public. News stories claimed the spectacle was a magical creation and word traveled fast that it was a "must see." The show closed on August 8, 1941, a great success for the artists and residents.

The site served as Laguna Beach's community park for many years. From the 1940s to the 1960s the park was used year-round for a variety of events, including the community Easter Egg Hunt, carnivals, the Goat Show, and the Scottish Festival. In the ’60s, with the Festival’s continuing success and popularity, the event was expanded to six weeks, and the temporary wooden artist booths that were installed each summer were replaced with permanent structures.

From its humble beginnings as a means of promoting and sustaining the fine arts in Laguna Beach, the Festival of Arts has matured into a world-renowned cultural institution drawing visitors from far and wide. The Festival - with its premier attraction, the Pageant of the Masters - has shared its success, awarding millions of dollars over the years in the form of scholarships to art students and grants to art and cultural organizations, and hosting cultural events on the grounds throughout the year. The Festival of Arts and the City of Laguna Beach have grown up together, becoming inseparable in the eyes of residents and of the many patrons who return year after year to enjoy the world-class art of the Festival and unique tableaux vivants of the Pageant.

An attempt in 2000 to move the Festival and Pageant away from Laguna Beach was met with swift and widespread resistance. Happily the will of the membership, artists and patrons prevailed, and the 70-year old tradition shall remain squarely where it belongs - nestled in the seaside hills of Laguna Beach - for the enjoyment of generations to come.

Locale:

Festival of Arts / Pageant of the Masters
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

http://www.foapom.com/

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