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Home My WebLink About8.1 Public Art Recommend for EGrec&AquaticComplex AGENDA STATEMENT CITY of JOINT MEETING OF THE DUBLIN PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MEETING DATE: April 21, 2014 SUBJECT: Public Art Recommendation for the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex Prepared by Ann Mottola, Heritage and Cultural Arts Manager ATTACHMENTS: 1. Artist Proposal RECOMMENDATION: 1. Recommend Todji Kurtzman to the City Council for the design, fabrication and installation of the public artwork at the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex. 2. Recommend the following artists be retained in a pre- approved pool for consideration of public art projects proposed in the 2014-2019 Capital Improvement Program: Troy Corliss; Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues; Blessing Hancock; Todji Kurtzman; Heath Satow; Christopher Weed; and Susan Zoccola. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: In November 2013, Staff released a "Call for Artists" to submit qualifications for this project. The "Call for Artists" yielded responses from 150 artists from throughout the United States and from as far away as Israel. A technical review of the applicants by Staff and the Design Consultants was held December 18, 2013 to pare down the field to a select pool of artists to submit site-specific proposals for the project.The review criteria included: • Qualifications as evidenced by resume and professional recognition. • Proven ability to undertake projects of a similar scope. • Innovation, creativity and quality of craftsmanship in previous projects. • Demonstrated ability to and interest in creating artwork that is unique to the City of Dublin and which is of a museum-quality aesthetic standard. • Assessed ability to design, fabricate and install artwork within a relatively short timeline. • Demonstrated ability to work with government agencies, engineers, landscape architects and project managers in the creation of an art project. • Artistic merit as evidenced by the submitted materials. • Diversity of artworks and mediums. • Unique point of view. • New addition to Dublin's Public Art Collection. COPIES TO: Public Art Selection Committee Members ITEM NO: 8.1 G:\COMMISSIONS&COMMITTEES\PARKS COMMISSIMAGNDSTMT\2014\4-21 Item 8 1 Public Art Recommendation for the Elerald Glen Recreation and Aquatics Complex.doc A diverse group of seven experienced public artists, demonstrating excellence in their particular genre and medium, were selected to present site-specific proposals to the Public Art Selection Committee. The artists included: Troy Corliss, Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, Blessing Hancock,Todji Kurtzman, Heath Satow, Christopher Weed, and Susan Zoccola. On February 22, 2014 the Public Art Selection Committee, comprised of members designated by the City Council, convened to review public art proposals for the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex. The following criteria were used in evaluating the proposals presented included: Quality of Artwork Experience • Artistic excellence, expression, and • Ability to design, fabricate and install execution artwork • Design capabilities inherent in quality of • Experience working in particular media, artwork scale, durable materials • Innovative concepts and/or materials • Experience with projects of similar scope • Timelessness of artwork and type • Compelling theme or context • Uniqueness of work to the City of Dublin Other Considerations • Potential for work to enrich, diversify City's • Ability and willingness to collaborate with Public Art Collection City staff, design and engineering professionals, stakeholders, and contractors Site Considerations • Consideration maintenance, safety, and • Appropriateness of materials for site longevity • Consideration of human usage of the site and public accessibility to the artwork • Consideration of architecture, light, natural, manmade and social environment Todji Kurtzman's proposal, "The Spirit of Alamilla Spring," was selected for recommendation to the City Council and Commission by a consensus with the following stipulation: The Public Art Selection Committee asked to review the final model of the figurative component of the sculpture, the "Water Spirit." While the Selection Committee supported the overall concept of this figurative element, the artist's maquette was in the initial stages of development at the time of the presentation. The Selection Committee had questions regarding the final rendering of the face and water-like forms streaming off the figure. Once Mr. Kurtzman fully develops the "Water Spirit," images of the work will be shared via e- mail with the Selection Committee. The intent is not to redesign but to inform the Selection Committee. Comments from the Selection Committee also suggested that the figure should be more dynamic with respect to scale, as that is appropriate for the site and a signature element of Mr. Kurtzman's work. Staff spent a significant amount of time on the recruitment for this project, as well as vetting the qualifications of the 150 artists that submitted proposals. The search process yielded a tremendous pool of qualified and talented artists. The Selection Committee was also impressed with the overall quality of the artist finalists and their proposals, and therefore recommended the six remaining artists be retained in a pool of artists for some of the projects that will be commissioned in the upcoming five-year Capital Improvement Program. 2 of 3 Following the meeting with the Selection Committee, Staff has been working with Mr. Kurtzman to refine his proposal based on feedback from the Selection Committee. This includes further development of the "Water Spirit" figure and maximizing the scale of the artwork. The consideration of scale is also being addressed so the artwork's visual impact is not diminished by the expanse of the plaza where it will be installed. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Parks and Community Services Commission and the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission independently take the following actions: 1. Recommend Todji Kurtzman to the City Council for the design, fabrication and installation of the public artwork at the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex. 2. Recommend the following artists be retained in a pre-approved pool for consideration of Monego Court and Fallon Sports Park public art projects: Troy Corliss; Benjamin Ball-Gaston Nogues; Blessing Hancock; Todji Kurtzman; Heath Satow; Christopher Weed; and Susan Zoccola. 3of3 / i $ r„ X33 NI �� s �i / .ryij/ _ ti/ ✓ j p ^ - j W/M �j � $� r ✓ i/' r r TO .r'3w X33 �l//iin ME AS a n R ri, y Elf 1 s+ss TODA K SCULPTURE L EGR CONCEPT \\ AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL PROPOSAL "THE SPIRIT OF ALAMILLA SPRING" Skipping a Stone Across Time Thank you for considering our proposal to represent "The Spirit of Alamilla Spring" skipping a stone across time. The city of Dublin stands where it does today because of Alaindla spring. This bronze monument with turquoise patina would be the first sculpture that pays tribute to the fountain source of they city. Splashes ripple down the plaza of the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatics : Complex, each ripple splash represents`h"' a different era of Dublin's history. Todji Kurtzman Sculpture LLC is a five ° � X person team that includes a master sculptor, a r � , California licensed architect (my father), foundry associates and administrative and artistic support by my talented wife. We work collaboratively with our clients, project designers, stakeholders and communities to fulfill their objectives and we aim to exceed expectations. We deliver monumental sculptures in bronze and stainless steel that support health, ecology, culture and finance with the intention to inspire communities for generations to come. PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 TODA / T SCULPTURE L E AND CONCEPT \ AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL CELEBRATING SOURCE Fresh Water at a Crossroads Founds a City f. The city of Dublin that we know today stands where it does because of Alamilla Spring. The area from Dublin to Pleasanton was once a " a robust wet land teeming with wildlife, game, fresh water and the Muwekma Ohlone people. When Mexican citizen Jose Maria Amador was awarded the land that the city of Dublin sits , g upon for his service as a Mexican soldier and ., for being the administrator of mission San Jose, ._.. he built his adobe ranch houses next to the Above is a preliminary digital representation sweet waters of Alamilla spring. of what the watery feminine representation of the spring can look like. Alamilla Spring bears the name of Michael Murray's first wife Alamilla. Michael Murray was among the first Irish immigrants to arrive in this little western town in a newly American territory following the Mexican American war. Many more Irish arrived in the following years escaping the potato famine of 1845- 1849. The influx of Irish immigrants led to the naming of this horse watering town at a cross roads as Dublin. In regards to the name Alamilla, Elizabeth Isles of The Dublin Heritage Park and Museum did a little research and came up with the following information: The word alma in Spanish, Portuguese and French means "soul". Atma in Sanskrit also means soul and in Latin almus, means "kind", "fostering", or "nourishing." Also, the Arabic word for "water" is al-ma. In Greek the related word aAytj means "salt water". Another close name is Amelia, derived from the Germanic word ntnal meaning "work", and means "industrious" and "fertile" (wikipedia). If there are related linguistic roots in Asian languages, that remains unknown to me at this time. mys Little is known about Michael Murray's first wife Alamilla who passed away fairly young leaving her husband and their three sons in 1860. Today her namesake evokes the qualities of the soul, water and maternal nurturing in the still y� flowing Alamilla Spring near the corner of Dublin Blvd y, and San Ramon Valley Rd. TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR 1 RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 TODAK EGRAC CONCEPT ��,, AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL ACTIVATING THE PLAZA To fulfill the objective of activating the plaza between the amphitheater and the aquatic recreation center, we are proposing a multiple piece bronze monument. Tlie Spirit of Ala»iilla Spring is represented as a splashy female water , figure skipping a stone down the plaza • of the aquatic center. - ,. �. There are seven stone skips down the length of the plaza, represented by four9 '�• separate bronzes, (the last four splashes are contained in one bronze), culminating in front of the Aquatic recreation center entryway. The last sculpture is a placid, mirror polished stainless steel disc whose reflection represents "you" the future. m � as 0 -00,71' 11 •ar r'E s 'yi X91 w,€v4 `��';: . �W TODJI KURT7_MAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 TODA \ AND AND E CONCEPT DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL RIPPLES IN TIME Each of the ripple splashes that are distributed down the length of the plaza will contain A haiku of intersecting ripple patterns that can activate the imagination of the viewer. AL � H %/ # z r / llyrQe " s. _ sWS, cz� i e -yj t r r� AW IWNK TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW,TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 EGRAC CONCEPT AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL INTERSECTING RIPPLE PATTERNS Capturing the Natural Beauty of Rippling Water in Bronze vie lok 9 d uy t m 1 � `• i a,,. y , W° My M u TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO 6R WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957,7899 E CONCEPT D J 1 KURTZMAN SCULPTURE L . AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL THE FUTURE IS YOU! At the end of the sculpture is a placid, mirror polished, stainless steel disc that will reflect the faces of those who decide the future! psi s � N a r' p}s `Y vx / A i d€W !�' � � err✓� y s Z5 TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 EGRAC CONCEPT AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL NIGHT LIGHTING TOM KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR I RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 ( EGRAC CONCEPT (~ AND DESIGN IJNIQ,UE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL NIGHT LIGHTING TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 EGRAC CONCEPT SCULPTURE AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL THE SPIRIT OF THE ALAMILLA SPRING Clay Maquette in Progress I have begun sculpting a clay maquette of a splashy female water spirit skipping a stone. She is at an intermediary stage and is iii progress. All of my figurative bronze sculptures are characterized by unique form and dynamism. The design and sculpting of a piece like this requires three months of full time work. The images that I am presenting in this proposal are not of a finished sculpture,but a work in progress to give the idea of how she can look. � III a' Ir aif y. A: 3 TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI @TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 /t„j' / LC EGR CONCEPT \ AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS PROPOSAL THE SPIRIT OF THE ALAMILLA SPRING Clay Maquette in Progress F � +gym d'a l' TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 T DJ I T SCULPT EMERALD RECREATION ON AND UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS AQUATICS COMPLEX TE CHNI CAL Location of Artwork Witliin the Site "The Spirit of Alamilla Spring" will be placed in the center of the round torte behind the amphitheater and the ripple splashes will activate the plaza boardwalk up to the entryway of the aquatic center. r= 1 Maintenance Bronze is easily maintained with arinual, bi-annual or quarterly cleaning with mild soap and water applied with a non abrasive sponge or towel. Cleaning is followed by application of paste wax rubbed with a towel to bring out a shine. A four page detailed .pdf document entitled "Care for Outdoor Bronze Sculpture" will be provided. Replacing light bulbs can be done by hand by a staff utility person. Where the Work Will be Fabricated and by Whom The bronze will be cast by one or more of these three fine art foundries with whom I have worked with in monument production previously: - AFA Foundry, Burbank California - Reinmuth Bronze, Eugene Oregon TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR I RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJL.COM 503.957.7899 T0DJ1 KURTZMAN SCULPTURE EMERALD GLEN RECREATION AND UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS AQUATICS COMPLEX Artwork Interaction Bronze is very durable and very attractive to the touch. You probably have touched a public bronze sculpture yourself. Frequently touched areas become polished and shiny. A well touched bronze is a sign of a well loved work of art. As in life, human touch breathes life into a work of art. We can expect children to be putting their hands all over the water splashes as they are a perfect height for children to grab onto and to peer inside. Climbing on The Spirit of Alamilla Spring is not preferred, and can easily be dissuaded by appropriate signage or by planting shrubs around the base. How the Work Will be Installed The work will be installed under my supervision by either the contractor who is building EGARC or another local contractor who is recommended to me by the contractor building EGARC. Installation is straightforward, as a small crane or back hoe will lift the bronzes. Holes are drilled in the concrete plinths; epoxy is used as an adhesive and 3/4", 1" or 11/4" diameter stainless steel threaded rod welded to the bottom side of the bronzes are used to secure the sculptures. rF `k n. 3 TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 T0DJ1 KURTZMAN SCULPTURE RESUME UNIQUE UNIVERSAL -JIMELESS MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE COMMISSIONS MONUMENT IN RIGHT FEET MAJOR Bronze,8x4x9 feet, 2Ol] City ofOrlando Public Art, "See Art Or|ando^' Eo|a Park' Florida SPL4lHE80F THE HEALING WATERS Bronze, 5x2x8.5 feet, 2011 Norfolk Public Art Program, Southside Aquatic Center, Virginia /N/N0T4URA Salvaged rainforest hardwood' earth clay and natural pigment' 7 x3 x 8feet' 2010 Sitio Das Pedras Sculpture Park' Rio DeJaniero' Brazil- GOLDEN HOME BOY Bronze, Ox4x9 feet, 20O9 City ofPalm Desert,Art in Public Places, California BLACK GODDESS Bronze, 9xSxl3 feet, Z0U9 Corporate Collection, Keyth Security Systems, Highland Pa/k, Illinois MAND|NGADECAP0E|RA Bronze, 6x6xl1 feet, I008 Rosenbloom Collection, Chicago, Illinois MONUMENT/N RIGHT FEET MAJOR Bronze, 8x4x9 feet, 20O7 Loveland High Plains Art Council, Benson Sculpture Park, Colorado H0NUN[UL0US/NAMOMENT Bronze, 7x5xll feet, 2UO7 Corporate Collection, Keyth Security Systems, Highland Park' Illinois C8H0VFO0VTA/N Bronze 13x4xO feet, 2OU6 Private Collection WENDY'S HOOP SKIRT Bronze, 7x7x7 feet, 2O06 Private Collection SELECT FESTIVALS AND EVENTS Art Basel Miami 2008'20I3' Burning Man 2001'2010' Nova Terra Festival Rio De Janeiro 2010' 2012, Lightning in a Bottle 2010,String Cheese Incident 2010' Portland Center for Performing Arts 2009, Portland City Hall Z0O8, New Orleans Jazz Festival I005'2O07' Q\PP Charity Auctions SOLO SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS � ----------�� Element Vf Earth, SitioDasPedras Sculpture Park, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, March ZU1Z The Living Object, East Village Gallery, Art Basel,VVynvvoud Miami, FL 2009 Transformation in Movement,Vision in Form Gallery, Bangkok Thailand,July 2007 Signature/n Forced Perspective, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland OR USA, Sept 2006 Are You Gandhi, NUE Gallery, Portland OR USA, Nov 2004 Bronze Bross Silver and Flesh, Go'Ga||ery, Portland OR USA' Oct 2002 T0DJ| KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR VYVYVVT0DJ|C0MTODJ|@TODJ|.00M 503.957.7899 T0DJ1 KURTZMAN SCULPTURE RESUME UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS Disem-Bodi,The Stable Gallery,Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY USA, Mar 1999 Wires in Exclamation,Quansit Gallery,San Francisco,CA USA,June 1996 GALLERIES Collection Privee Gallery,Wynwood Florida Longstreth Goldberg Art Gallery, Naples Florida Coda Gallery, Palm Desert California Silver Queen Fine Art, Park City Utah SELECT MUSEUM GROUP EXHIBITIONS Oxnard Children's Museum 2013 Evergreen Museum of Art,Sculptors of the Pacific Northwest, 2010 Coos Bay Art Museum, Innovation in Form,2005 EDUCATION/ART INSTRUCTOR University of California Santa Barbara, BA Art Studio, 1993, New York Academy of Art,CE 1999 Instructor: Art Institute of Portland, 2005 TELEVISION AND PUBLICATION — Oregon Art Beat OPB/PBS,featured artist, 2014 Fort Worth Focus Community cable access,featured artist, 2009 Chicago Tonight WTTW,featured artist, 2007 In Context PBS Austin,featured artist, 2007 Artisan Magazine Todji sculpture featured on cover, Sumer 2005 Creative Vision AVA Publishing, creativity in photography, 2005 GRANTS & HONORS 2012 Puffin grant recipient,Teaneck NJ 2011 George Sugarman grant recipient, San Rafael CA 2011 RACC professional development grant recipient, Portland OR 2009 George Sugarman grant recipient,San Rafael CA 2008 RACC project grant recipient, Portland OR 2007 Nike matching funds grant recipient, Portland OR 1998 Designer of the official Cannes Film Festival poster, France 1997 Co-director and producer of the short animated film Marylou. Marylou was the official selection at Cannes,Sundance, The Smithsonian Institution, and was broadcast in seven European nations,Japan,Africa and HBO. CLAY ANIMATOR FOR TELEVISION SERIES 1994-2000 UPN's Gary and Mike, Will Vinton Studios, 2000 WB/FOX's The PJ's,Will Vinton Studios, 1998-1999 MTV's Celebrity Death Match, 1998 AOL's Ozzie the Elf,Will Vinton Studios, 1997 Disney's Rotten Ralph, Mathews Productions, 1996 ABC's Bump in the Night, Danger Productions, 1994-1995 TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 SCULPTURE Letters of Recommendation UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS In addition to my formal letters of recommendation, I have included these comments from the public who took the time to write in my book during exhibitions over the years. Some recurring themes appeared in the comments and I would like to share them with you. C fir' i l 17 c,/ 26 k= = Y3% , S " 1 s b a. �—V 'J4 fu" * Lvt�j-v TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR I RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJLCOM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 TOM KURTMAN SCULPTURE Letters of Recommendation UNIQUE UNIVERSAL TIMELESS r Co. v sydlo e f, t it ppp i ti i f i s k r Y it s� «� P TODJI KURTZMAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899 TODA K EGRAC CONCEPT \ AND DESIGN UNIQUE UNIVERSAL_ FIMELESS PROPOSAL THANK YOU! Our seasoned team, which includes our foundry associates, my father who is a California licensed architect, my wife who is my right hand and I hers, thank you for considering our proposal and we hope that we have the opportunity to spread our wings and serve the Dublin community with a sculptural celebration of the Spirit of Alailiilliz Spring. Sincerely, p TODJI KURTZ_MAN SCULPTURE LLC PORTLAND OR / RIO DE JANEIRO BR WWW.TODJI.COM TODJI@TODJI.COM 503.957.7899