Mural Arts Program: Artist Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle)

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Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle), evening light.

Best known for investigating the language of interior space and decor, Philadelphia artist Virgil Marti explores new territory with his public sculpture Five Standards (Dazzle) at Five Crescent Drive at The Navy Yard. Commissioned for the new office of global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline by the company and the developer Liberty Property/Synterra LP, and managed by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the sculpture is Marti’s first large-scale, permanent outdoor work.

Read the full press release announcing the installation of Five Standards (Dazzle) here.

  

About the client:
About the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
For 28 years, the Mural Arts Program has united artists and communities through a collaborative process, rooted in the traditions of mural-making, to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives. At the heart of our work are the 50 to 100 mural and other public art projects we lead each year. These projects range in scale and purpose, but all include a diversity of stakeholders in the creation of the artwork, and we work with partners to align our projects to existing strategies. This deeply collaborative approach to creating public art builds social capital, inspires a sense of communal ownership over public space, and empowers people to continue to work for positive change in their communities. Our murals also create unique project-based learning opportunities for thousands of marginalized youth and adults in our Art Education for Youth, Restorative Justice, and Behavioral Health programs.

Critically Acclaimed Artist Virgil Marti’s First Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture, Five Standards (Dazzle), Brings Public Art to Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

PHILADELPHIA – July 24, 2013 – Best known for investigating the language of interior space and decor, Philadelphia artist Virgil Marti explores new territory with his public sculpture Five Standards (Dazzle) at Five Crescent Drive at The Navy Yard. Commissioned for the new office of global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline by the company and the developer Liberty Property/Synterra LP, and managed by the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the sculpture is Marti’s first large-scale, permanent outdoor work.

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Detail of Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle) Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Detail of Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle) 		6.95 MB
Single "standard," Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Single "standard," Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).		5.24 MB
Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle), side view.Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle), side view.		8.8 MB
Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle), full view with Five Crescent Drive.Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle), full view with Five Crescent Drive.		6.73 MB
Reflections, Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Reflections, Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).		8.61 MB
Installation, Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).Photo credit Steve Weinik for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Installation, Virgil Marti's Five Standards (Dazzle).		8.99 MB
Client Contact Info:

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center
Thomas Eakins House
1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street 
Philadelphia, PA 19130

http://muralarts.org/

(215) 685-0750
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