{"title":"Arts Council of New Orleans","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.hmmessage P\n{\nmargin:0px;\npadding:0px\n}\nbody.hmmessage\n{\nfont-size: 10pt;\nfont-family:Verdana\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ePublic Art Commission by the Arts Council of New Orleans and the Joan Mitchell \nFoundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\n(Artist: Eric Dallimore)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProject Background:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstyle\u003e\n.hmmessage P\n{\nmargin:0px;\npadding:0px\n}\nbody.hmmessage\n{\nfont-size: 10pt;\nfont-family:Verdana\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eI began the project in June 2008 and it was completed Nov. 28th, 2008 at Longue \nVue Home and Garden in New Orleans. A link to the Longue Vue Home and Garden can \nbe found at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.longuevue.com\"\u003ewww.longuevue.com\u003c\/a\u003e   The sculpture was built in the Johnson Pond area \nand is on loan for a minimum of 2 years, possibly longer.  After two years the \nproject officially will become my property, but I may allow it to stay at Longue \nVue for a longer period of time.  It may also be transferred to a museum or \ngallery in 2011, but this is still pending.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eI grew up in New Orleans and \nwhen I came home after the storm, the thing that struck me hardest was the \namount of materials everywhere, on lawns, piled up on neutral grounds, any empty \nlot became a dump site, as well as people's front lawns turning into a 12' tall \ntrash site.  So I proposed this concept to the ACNO to use some of these \nbeautiful, old pieces of wood, wood that was in some cases over a hundred years \nold.  It housed many generations of New Orleanians, it's vibrant color became a \nbenchmark of New Orleans architecture, and I wanted to preserve that history as \nwell as engage the community to rethink what we were doing with our 'garbage' \nmaterials.  I also feared that the new houses might be bland, and without the \nold color of the past, but thankfully I was very wrong about that one, the homes \nare being rebuilt and the city is as colorful as ever!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eI spent about \nthree months collecting and restoring the wood, which meant very lightly sanding \nand scrubbing off all the debris using soap and water on each individual \npiece...on both sides!  I then used ESP's Poly Soy Satin Finish to coat each \nindividual piece, again both sides. I chose this product so that I could \ncontinue to keep with the theme of sculpture of promoting an alternative, no, a \nbetter way of working, rather than create a toxic and material intensive work of \nart.  I believe that I used about 15 gallons all together of the Poly-Soy.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eI hope this piece \nwill touch on a personal level for viewers, to remember homes they grew up in, \nand the history of what happened in Aug. of 2005, but I also hope this sculpture \nwill show people to think outside the box, that trash has turned into a work of \nart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe image of the 'wave' was used to of course represent the events \nof Aug and Sept. of 2005 in New Orleans, but it also represents so much more.  \nJust as a wave travels across an ocean, collecting materials, information and \nfinally coming to rest on a shore, I too traveled throughout the US and Europe \nto become the person and artist that I am.  So this piece represents that aspect \nof myself as an artist, finally coming home to New Orleans to create my first \npublic art project, bringing all of my knowledge and experience with me.  This \nis an incredible honor and privilege, to create that first public art piece in \nmy hometown!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eEric Dallimore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 500px; height: 375px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/jsth3.wxoc5\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/publicart1.jpg\" align=\"\" border=\"0px\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/jsth3.wxoc5\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/publicart2.jpg\" width=\"500\" align=\"\" border=\"0px\" height=\"375\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/jsth3.wxoc5\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/publicart3.jpg\" width=\"500\" align=\"\" border=\"0px\" height=\"375\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/jsth3.wxoc5\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/publicart4.jpg\" width=\"500\" align=\"\" border=\"0px\" height=\"375\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/ecosafetyproducts.com\/collections\/arts-council-of-new-orleans.oembed","provider":"Eco Safety Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}