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Terminal 5: A Destination for Art LoversBritish Airways has commissioned emerging artists and designers to create eight contemporary art works for its new home at Terminal 5, Heathrow.
Under the direction of Susie Allen, founding director of Artwise Curators, Christopher Pearson, Troika, Oona Culley, Robert Orchardson and El Ultimo Grito have created site specific artworks that demonstrate a strong combination of art, design and technology for British Airways' new £60 million luxurious suite of lounges.
Christopher Pearson has used animation to design a British Airways crest in trompe l'oeil that comes alive in 3D, and a moving eight-metre wallpaper inspired by William Morris' famous Willow Boughs design.
Pearson has also made three pairs of glass screens in the First Class Galleries Lounge, containing delicate 3D laser etchings, based on the changing seasons of the English Oak.
Troika has developed a unique 22-metre long art wall that functions as a creative world clock for all customers entering the lounge using the latest electroluminescent technology.
They have also contributed a kinetic sculpture in the form of a stylised cloud at the entrance to the lounges made from over 5000 flip dots that are animated to change throughout the day.
El Ultimo Grito has designed a totally new concept for the Kidzones.
Oona Culley and Robert Orchardson are the first artists to produce ephemeral works for the glass screens.
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February 26, 2008 | Viewed 18,415 time(s)
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