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(untitled) by David Wilson
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
(untitled)
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

(untitled)

Artist
Year1998
Classification architectural arts
Medium glass and steel
Dimensionsthree windows each at: 39 x 10 ft. (1188.7 x 304.8 cm)
one window at: 33 x 32 ft. (1005.8 x 975.3 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Wilson installed art glass above the front doors between the three-story entry columns, as well as in the two-story expanse of windows on the 5th & 6th floors of the building.  Developing an intricate geometric pattern, he used different types of glass that would create varying effects based on the light conditions.  He incorporated a number of colors and textures, including handblown, dichroic and beveled glass.  Colors included are "pumpkin," slate gray, light blue and brown.




    Architectural stained glass dates back to the great cathedrals of Medieval Europe, where glass "walls," usually symbolizing richly illuminated Biblical stories or simple geometric grisaille motifs, were an extension of the stone architecture. David Wilson adapts these traditional methods and materials to produce contemporary designs for today's architecture.




    Piece consists of three sections 39' x 10' and one section 33' x 32'.