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An immersive art experience was once only described by visionaries and science fiction writers. Today the technology has caught up and now artists are bringing to life what we could once only imagine. The Bayou Beacon will be unveiled free to the public from 5-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday inside the Train Shed at Sawyer Yardsâ Art Alley, 1502 Sawyer St. The Bayou Beacon is an environmental light sculpture designed by Falon Land Studio, a Houston-based interdisciplinary practice in public art and landscape architecture. Falon Mihalic is an interdisciplinary artist, licensed landscape architect and founder of Falon Land Studio. Fuko Nara is the assistant designer at Falon Land Studio, and led the creative coding and technology components as well as created the animation and hand-built the scaled model prototypes for previous iterations of the installation. Falon Land Studio is located at Sabine St. Studios. ....
Something is glowing at Market Square Park, and it s worth the trip to find out why. The Houston Downtown Management District has installed a new permanent public artwork in the historic park. Meander, a series of raised cast-concrete troughs filled with glossy pigmented resin, mimics Buffalo Bayou’s physical form and route, giving park visitors a new view of the familiar body of water. The site-specific sculpture, which is part seating area, part playful artwork, was conceived and created by Falon Mihalic, founder of Falon Land Studio. Meander is now permanently on view. Situated between the dog run and the events lawn, ....
Avenue breaks ground on affordable apartments in Oak Forest FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A rendering of the Avenue on 34th multifamily community in Oak Forest.Courtesy of AvenueShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Housing and Community Development Department Director Tom McCasland, Avenue Executive Director Mary Lawler, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Amegy Executive Vice President Brian Stoker at the groundbreaking for Avenue on 34th in Oak Forest on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Janet Roe, JRoe PhotographyShow MoreShow Less Avenue, a Houston nonprofit focused on building affordable homes, has started construction on Avenue on 34th, a mixed-income apartment community in the Oak Forest neighborhood. A groundbreaking was held last week. ....
You can now take a gander to see Meander and Yellow Glow Molly Glentzer December 15, 2020Updated: December 21, 2020, 11:22 am A cyclist rides on the White Oak trail through Francesca Fuchs’ “Yellow Glow,” an artwork commissioned by the MKT developers for the underpass at N. Shepherd and 6th Street. Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Public art serves many good purposes, but heading into a somber winter, projects that lift moods are especially welcome. Francesca Fuchs’ “Yellow Glow” and Falon Mihalic’s “Meander” cheer up those who encounter them while mirroring the landscape in intriguing ways. Unrelated yet complementary, both new works also embrace Houston’s relationship with concrete and can be seen during a bike ride or a hike around the Heights and downtown. ....
The new immersive and interactive art installation is part seating area and part playful artful and makes the perfect holiday activity for social-distancing. ....