Solar Ray — Ashley Main

At night leaving the galley space

At night from the front door

At night, from the opposing corner

A render in Sketchup, looking straight on to the building

During the day, from the outside of the building

A render of the outside of the tower from the road

From the corner outside at night

A simplified diagram of the glass design

ART INSTALLATION & LIGHTING DESIGN

Art Installation in the entry tower of Wimberley Glassworks, 2016

San Marcos, TX USA

Artwork Budget: $40,000 (approx.)

in collaboration with Wimberley Glassworks and ERT Lighting

Created with 221 pieces of glass and spanning 144 square feet, Solar Ray is a graceful assemblage of textural glass. The goal of the art installation is to create a colorful focal point at night that is just as vibrant as the yellow tower is during the day, that catches people’s eye from the road. The inspiration for the shape and the placement of the pieces took cues from the architecture of the tower itself; the angle of the installation mimics the angle of the roof line, the tips of the “wings” curve up to the tops of the windows, and it angles perfectly into the corner above the door. The white walls not only allowed for the colored light to be as vibrant as possible, but it allowed the hardware to completely blend into the architecture including the cable, grippers, and cove for the lighting, as not to distract from the delicateness of this particular art installation. The vibrant night-time display is created by using RGB LEDs from Philips ColorKinetics, hidden in an integrated cove on the walls of the tower.