Public Art Project for Sunnyvale Amphitheater
COSMOS
By Shan Shan Sheng
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SHAN SHAN SHENG
EAST WEST ART STUDIO
1661 Tennessee St., Ste. 2L
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: 415 601-9777
[email protected]
www.shanshansheng.com
Lives and Works in San
Francisco
RECENT PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS PERMANENT
INSTALLED
Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing, China 2019 Red Cube Museum complex Plaza, Shenzhen, China 2018
Laf
ayette Elementary School| Washington D.C. 2017
Jin Shan Wei War-Resistance Heritage Park |Shanghai, China 2016 Roosevelt SeniorHighSchool|WashingtonD.C.2016
Lorrain County Community College | Elyria, Ohio,2016
Equity Trust Building| West Lake, OH 2015
Hearst Elementary School | Washington D.C. 2015
Kaiser Permanente Hospital | San Leandro, California, 2014 Ballou High School |Washington D.C. 2013
SF Art Commission, Chinese Recreation Center| San Francisco, California, 2012 Cleveland State University, College of Education | Cleveland, Ohio, 2011 International Horticultural Expo| Xian, China, 2010-2011 University of Oklahoma, Children’s Hospital| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2011 Nashville International Airport| Nashville, Tennessee, 2008-2011 Charlotte Government Complex |Charlotte, North Carolina, 2009 Digital Learning Center, Utah Valley State College| Orem, Utah, 2007-2008 RTA Great Cleveland Region Station | Cleveland, Ohio, 2006-2011 Miami Sea Port , Cruis e Termina l D| Miami, Florida,2005- 2007 New Mexico Tech University| Socorro, New Mexico, 2005-2007 Performing Arts Center Parking Structure | Mountain View, California, 2005-2006 Taiwan High Speed Train Station| Shin Chu, Taiwan, 2004-2005 Corpus Christi International Airport| Corpus Christi, Texas, 2003-2004 Denver Rude Recreation Center| Denver, Colorado, 2003-2004 Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center| Lubbock, Texas, 2007 University of Florida, Contans Theater| Gainesville, Florida, 2003-2004 Florida A&M University, School of Architecture| Tallahassee, Florida,2002 Hong Kong Station, International Finance Center, |Hong Kong, China,2004 Glendale City Center| Glendale Arizona, 2002-2003
Sacramento Public Library | Sacramento, California, 2000-2001
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
"Lorenzo IL Magnifico" Awards, City of Florence 2019
Best Public Artwork, “Ocean Wave”, Americans for the Arts, 2007 Best Public Artwork, “Bamboo Forest” Hsinchu Minister of Culture, Taiwan, 2007 Distinguished Alumna University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2005 100 Distinguished Career Women in Chicago | Chicago, 1998 Beijing Daxing International Airport Merit Award | 2019
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Master of Fine Arts 1987 Mount Holyoke College |Foreign Fellowship Certificate in Art with Distinction1983 Shanghai College of Drama Bachelor of Fine Art 1981
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Murano,
Venice, Italy | Working with Glass Masters, 2000-Present Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.| Artist in Residence, 1987-89 Attachment 10
SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS/EXHIBITIONS
Peninsula Museum of Art | Burlingame, California, 2015
Venice Biennale of Architecture | Venice, Italy, 2014
Xi’an Art Museum | Xi’an, China, 2012
Museum Kapma | Prague, Czech Republic, 2011
Museum Millesgarden| Stockholm, Sweden, 2011 Shanghai
Museum of Glass| Shanghai, China,2011
Liberty Museum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010
53rd Venice Biennale of Art l Venice, Italy 2009
Rohsska Museum for Design and Art| Goteberg, Sweden,
2007 Palazzo delle Prigioni Nouvo | Venice, Italy, 2007 Art Museum of South Texas| Corpus Christi, Texas, 2004
China National Art Museum | Beijing, China, 1995
Peace Museum | Chicago, Illinois, 1989
Shanghai Art Museum| Shanghai, China1981
SELECTED ART IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI
Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China
Central Plaza, Hong Kong
Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA
Sigel Productions, Chicago, IL
Magenta Corporation, Chicago, IL
Post Street Associates San Francisco, CA
MovenPick, Zurich, Switzerland
Exxon Energy Ltd., Hong Kong
Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel, Shanghai, China
The Excelsior, Hong Kong
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong
HongYi International Plaza, Shanghai, China
Globe Asset Management - Exchange Square II, Hong Kong
Beijing Silver Building, Beijing, China
Hong Kong Cyber-Port, Hong Kong
Shangri-La Hotel, Pudong Shanghai, China
Wuxi International Convention Center, Wexi, China
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Completed Public Art Projects using Architectural Art Glass in Locations Around the World
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Red Cube Cultural Plaza,
Shenzhen, China
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Red Cube Cultural Plaza, Shenzhen, China
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Red Cube Cultural Plaza, Shenzhen, China
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Lorain County Community College, Ohio
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Texas Tech University, Medical Research Center
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Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing, China
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Sunnyvale is the heart of Silicon Valley and deserves a sculpture that is equally forward-facing. The artwork is, in its very nature, the definition of innovation and a perfect example of the future-focused ethos of the city.
Theme and Intent
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Video
https://youtu.be/hzxkMWS-8T0
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Site Map
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COSMOS is futuristic and emulates the maverick spirit that drives Silicon Valley to explore and expand humankind beyond our world, into the exciting unknown.
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COSMOS is inspired by the UAP, (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon formerly the UFO). It is the culmination of many futurisms translated into Glass, Steel, and Light.
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COSMOS is created using undulating architectural art glass, a medium and application never before combined at such scale.
Photo Vitec technology will be used throughout the sculpture and operate using renewable energy, ensuring a net zero design.
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The artwork is a celestial sculpture inspired by our collective imagination surrounding the cosmos. COSMOS reimagines Sunnyvale as a flow of energy and awe, enticing audiences to reflect on the present moment within our universal existence.
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COSMOS will deliver a new experience that aims to create a sense of place and universal belonging. COSMOS is a colossal sculpture situated within the booming Sunnyvale landscape.
Visual Impact
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As the sun sets, the night sky will activate COSMOS as a meditative current of light and color. The artwork acts as a sphere of colorful light and will stand like a refreshing beacon in the luminous day and night.
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The sculpture utilizes Architectural Art Glass and stainless steel, enabling the artwork to shine and shimmer both during the day and at night. The material gives an iridescent effect, simulating a glimmering, starry night sky.
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COSMOS utilizes approximately 900 square feet
of glass and measures 20 ft high with a 20 foot
diameter.
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COSMOS
Large-Scale Sculpture
● Luminescent and dynamic color
● Commanding Presence
● Innovative Material
● Unique and Original Design
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The circular design of COSMOS represents the gravitational pull of Silicon Valley, bringing the brightest and most curious into its orbit.
The artwork transforms the space into a multicolored celebration of what Silicon Valley represents, a lasting ideal that acts as a bridge between the past, present, and future.
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Technical Information
Material Architectural Art Glass
The glass panels would have a
protective clear finish that would
protect from UV Rays.
The applied colors will be fired on to
the glass at a temperature of about
600 - 800 °F to form a permanent
bond with the glass, lifetime
guaranteed.
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The maintenance is the same method as
regular glass.
The glass will be laminated and tempered same
any outdoor structure will meet all the building
codes of the state of California.
The artwork is structurally engineered to
withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes
up to magnitude 8.0 and hurricanes as strong as
Hurricane Sandy.
The licensed structural engineer will provide a
sealed certificate.
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Material Sample
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