Co.Design | business + design: It’s hard to improve on the interior design of a building as hallowed and grandiose as Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, famed for its stained-glass windows, two labyrinths, and mosaics by Jan Henryk De Rosen. But New York-based artist Anne Patterson managed to make the space even more magical with her installation “Graced With Light,” made from 20 miles of silk ribbons suspended from the cathedral’s vaulted ceiling arches. In blue, green, red, and maroon, the ribbons reflect light from the windows like shimmering celestial curtains. Hundreds of community members were invited to write their prayers, hopes, and wishes on the red ribbons, sending them toward heaven.
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This article just goes to show how sometimes even the seemingly simplest ideas can have such a stunning effect. Patterson's installation spawns from a rare yet incredibly phenomenal condition that can be so useful in her line of work. It is also cool to think that her typical line of work is in theatrical set design, and for her to come out and do something of this magnitude so effectively is quite inspiring. I could only hope to go see something like this some day.
I really love the ambiance of this installation. It really works with the Cathedral to create a beautiful backdrop. The materials are very minimal even with just string the artist was able to create something beautiful and magnificent. The lighting that goes along with the installation also adds to the effect of the overall piece. I want to know the artists objective with the piece and why she chose to place it in a cathedral. One of the most beautiful elements of the piece is the way the color and vibrancy of the strings mirrors the glorious stained glass windows that also fill the space.
This is gorgeous. It certainly reminds me of the line and form installation art we did in the beginning of the year! Although it is very popular in modern sculpture to find unusual objects to make something usual, this piece is an excellent example of using very usual materials to create something unusual. The effect is stunning, and I love the way it interacts with light.
This piece looks so beautiful, and it uses the space so well. It feels right at home in the church, with the colors lighting working so well with the stained glass windows of the church. It was so interesting to read about the way that the artist sees music, and how the cellist inspired her design of it. I also found that the comment that a an made about the piece being the best therapy he had ever had to be really interesting. Hopefully after the piece finishes, it'll move to New York because I would love to have the opportunity to see it.
This piece is amazing. I found it incredibly interesting that she designed it by having a cellist play for and how she sees music. The fact that it can look blue and green or vertical vs. horizontal is fascinating to me and i would love if i could hear what she has to say about how that informs her works. The ribbons give it a very ethereal feel which is interesting when combined with the reverence that some have for cathedrals. We tend to associate cathedrals of this style with being very lofty and vertically driven and i think that the vertical ribbons pushed that to an extreme and the result is magnificent.
This is absolutely stunning. It's amazing how people can transform a space using lines and lights. It reminds me of the freshman design projects at the beginning of the year, using lines as elements of design to transform spaces in Purnell. The results obviously did not compare to this installment, but were similar in their attributes. On aspect of this piece is how it changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed. The colors are vibrant and bring the cathedral to life.
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