HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - Artwork @ Monterey Pointe PrjctCITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: CONSIDERATION OF "INFINITY COLUMN" BY PHILLIP
SMITH, III FOR THE MONTEREY POINTE PROJECT
APPLICANT: PACIFIC POINTE PARTNERS
2552 WALNUT AVE., SUITE 150
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA 92780-6935
DATE: MAY 10, 2007
CONTENTS: 1. RENDERING OF "INFINITY COLUMN" AND DESCRIPTION
2. ARTIST RESUME
3. DEVELOPER APPLICATION
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion: 1) Approve "Infinity Column" designed by Phillip Smith, III for the
Monterey Pointe project located at 34-390 Gateway Drive, Palm Desert; 2)
appropriate $80,000 from Account No. 436-0000-312-2700 for future reimbursement
as part of the Art in Public Places art component fee.
Executive Summary:
At its meeting of April 18, 2007, the Art in Public Places Commission approved the
proposed design by artist Phillip Smith, III, as the art component for the Monterey
Pointe project.
The proposed sculpture will be sited in the open -space between two buildings at the
Monterey Pointe project, providing an unobstructed view of the artwork. Two palm
trees will flank the piece, which will help relate the sculpture to the natural
environment that was the inspiration for its creation. The piece will be fabricated
from either corten or cold -rolled steel with a rust finish created either by natural
rusting or by a Permalac finish that has the appearance of deep red -orange rust.
The piece will be sited facing Dinah Shore on a grade several feet above street
level. The sculpture will have external lighting at night, creating dramatic highlights
and shadows on all of the 45 4" steel layers, composing the artwork.
Discussion:
Phillip Smith, III is a highly regarded artist, designer, and architect in the Coachella
Valley. His multi -disciplined business, the Art Office located in Indio, has designed
and created many art and architectural projects in the Valley. He was recently one
of four artists featured in a public art documentary by David and Susie Garcia to be
aired on Time -Warner's Channel 10, "Go West" program. He also recently
completed the public art project "Ground Swell: Sites 1 and 2" for the Village at
University Park on the corner of Cook Stye did Gera1= •rd rive.
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Richard Tw `6t, Public Arts Mgr. Sheila Gil_lig. ,)Assistan
Community Services
Approval:
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Carlos Ortega, y Manager P I Gibson, Director of Finance
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