Artist Proposal

For this project, I would like to create a piece that has a multifunctional use as well as an artistic appeal. This piece would be able to be sat on as well as appreciated from a distance. It would be constructed of metal bars similar to the ones used to to make park benches, and be constructed in a geometric pattern that is visually appealing. I want there to be two seats that are connected together at the top by a metal bar, the metal bar above will have solar panel lights that will light up the seats from above when it gets dark. The two seats will be facing each other, not head on but the bar would be skewed so the seats aren't on the same plane to give you more space to stretch your legs. The site I have chosen is the green lawn outside of the Art Building in the back, in the middle of the U. There would be more than one, preferably 4 structures to give many students a chance to sit. The costs of each structure wouldn’t be more than the same cost as a bench (approx. $1,000 each).