COLO(U)R NOT AN ISSUE

Aug 31

Adding colour to the cityscape

By: Michael Le

Reality can inspire the sharing of perspective on what we've come to live. The piece, CNAI, is to describe this context in time. A time filled with radical movements and free open thinking. It's a time right now for the worldly experiences and openness to pride myself in is the change we are striving for in future generations. This artistic piece expresses this with vivid colours through optimism and abstract scattering to reflect the time in a push for a brighter tomorrow.

The focus of the artwork is as a wrap for urban city infrastructure throughout the public realm. A scouting report was done by driving through and listed down recurring urban infrastructure that was prevalent all throughout Bloor (Jane to Danforth).

Potential options:

Street Lamp (Multiple styles throughout Bloor)
Traffic Signal Cabinet
Litter / Garbage Can
Mailbox
Traffic Lights
Bench (Three different styles throughout Bloor)
Bike Racks (Two different styles throughout Bloor)
Large empty walls on buildings (Multiple options all throughout Bloor)
Areas of the bridge (towards Danforth)
Listed Bulletin
Bicycle Barrier
On the actual sidewalk (More in DT area towards Yonge)
Flower / Plant Bases

This list is sufficient enough to represent the vision best as design being used through multiple mediums, while still being unique and not typically done as a reoccurring pattern inspired through the times we live in.

Details

Budget: The scalability of the artwork is suitable all throughout Main Street. One object of city infrastructure in every main street on Bloor could be used to get the artwork wrapped around, we can put a budget of $1000 to $2000 to include material and services for each main street done.

Materials and fabrication: After researching, quotes for the size of a traffic light signal cabinet that is about 5"10, was estimated at $750 by a vinyl wrap company in Toronto. If we roughly base each design around that price, based on the size, wraps can cost from $250 - $1500 based on the size of objects. Narrowing the list of potential options to wrap the artwork to accommodate the budget is also another option to cut costs for objects that are very large such as street lamps or walls.

Installation and other services: Wraps would need to be done through labour, based on research precisely and accurately. The material of vinyl wrap, based on research and calls, have the ability to mould into the texture.