My new office has original art on the walls. This has been particularily soothing for me. Not because it is necessarily great art, but because it is original art and because of the sheer variety and interest. Most of the art that is up is un-labeled and un-credited, and there is no way to find out this information.
This piece hangs in the hallway near the stairs. To get it all in my camera phone I had to take it from above. The piece is two panels; one is painted canvas featuring the rear view of a small stadium light standard and the other looks to be metal stained dark blue, almost black. The lighting on the landing is a bit deceptive and distracting. It makes the lights look like they are in a halo, which is not in the actual painting.
This catches my eye each time I pass. There is something about the quality of the sky that makes me think this is late at night in the summer. I can feel how warm the air is and that night is just about to arrive, but it is not quite dark enough for the lights to be the only illumination. It evokes a stadium just before an evening game.
The dark metal panel is a bit puzzling. Using photoshop to eliminate the second panel, the lights are positioned centered but they rise higher than midway. The first panel could stand on its own and without the black panel it is lighter.
It seems like a banal image and not noteworthy as subject matter until you think about the implications. The excitement of the impending game. The community that rallies around the team. The possibilities. It makes this more than just a portrait of lights.
