In another installation by the “Migrator” artist, Krista Svalbonas, the focus is on the Logan Fontenelle Housing Project from the New Deal. In the series the artist further explores her history as a child of parents who immigrated to the United States as refugees from Latvia and Lithuania. The exploration led her to create a body of work around the theme of impermanence in relation to the idea of “home”.
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Artist Krista Svalbonas Creates Abstract Architectural Sculptures Using Dibond
Artist Krista Svalbonas experiments with Dibond aluminum composite material to create abstract architectural sculptures. In her “Migrator” series, the artist creates musings on architecture of the past and present.
Artist Transforms Detroit With His Signature Dibond Sculpture
Charles McGee is an African-American artist living in Detroit, Michigan. He was born in Clemson, South Carolina in the year 1924. When he was ten years old, his family moved to the “Motor City” where he is living and creating to this day.
Microsculpture’s Printed On Dibond Captures Beautiful Tiny Insects
Photographer, Levon Biss, makes the microscopic world visible to the unaided eye. His exhibit, Microsculpture, is a macro photography project that captures insects in all their detailed-glory on large-scale printed Dibond aluminum composite. What started out as a side project in his home, featuring bugs caught by his son, grew into a dream project worthy of entomologists from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Dibond Hoarding For BBC Television Center Redevelopment Project
London-based sign company, Service Graphics, has been in the business for 50 years. It’s in their DNA to create visually stunning communication for companies in need of their expertise. One such company responsible for site branding, DN&Co for Stanhope plc, hired Service Graphics for a large hoarding installation. For the mammoth project of the old BBC Television Center, over 300 feet of black satin Dibond was sourced.
Military Dedication Wall Uses Only the Best: Dibond
Justin Myers, Chief Operating Officer of Charleston-based sign company, The Sign Chef, proudly admits he is a disabled veteran of the US Navy and Wounded Warrior alumni. Myers’ service heavily inspired the reception area signage. Several family members of Myers’ have served in various military, and it is safe to say the company’s military connection is strong.
7 Great Signs On Dibond And How They Communicate Their Brand To Customers
Signage, at its best, has the power to grab attention immediately, convey a brand message, and even set the tone for what’s in store on the interior of a business. The capabilities of signage and what it can achieve when executed correctly is an important part of the branding process.
Oil On Panel And The Rise Of Dibond As A Painting Substrate For Artists
The advantages of using Dibond for a base for oil or other traditional artist paints are that the material is more rigid than canvas and does not require gesso or other primers for use. You normally get very good adhesion from almost all paint systems if you first lightly scuff the surface first and wipe with alcohol.
Dibond Is The Material of Choice for Talented French Lighting Designer
Imagine direct, warm white LED light emanating from an elaborate fixture overhead casting a glow below - completely transforming the mood of the room. That’s where designer Fabrice Berrux, a French lighting designer, comes in. The designer got his start in the late 1980s with a design studio, Societe 18 Août, which created quirky and unusual objects. Later his aesthetic carried over into a lighting design company he helped create with two other designers, named Dix Heures Dix.
Artist Transforms Student Creations Into Community Murals Using Dibond
David Fichter, a muralist, transforms student artwork into colorful collages and often uses Dibond aluminum composite material in the process. Three projects stand out near the artist’s hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts in which Fichther worked with young artists to create the fantastical community murals.