Lead Pencil Studio
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Lead Pencil Studio is the working name of the art and architecture collaborative founded in 1997 by Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo. Lead Pencil Studio are the winners of the 2007 Founder's Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome and were recognized in 2006 as one of the 'Emerging Voices' by the Architectural League of New York.[1]
Notable installations
Maryhill Double
Built directly across from the
Retail/Commercial
A temporary installation in an aging upscale mall located in
Without Room
Without Room faithfully recreates in exacting detail the entire living room of an apartment dweller in
After
A two-part installation at the Boise Art Museum from November 8, 2008, to May 3, 2009, After is an exploration of the modern forces that create and construct space—architecturally, visually, and conceptually. The project was composed of two large constructions individually titled, After Billboard, and After:Dwelling. "After Billboard" features a roped-off pile of rubble with a sign surface made entirely of layered paper and real estate advertisements, capped with a window-like opening that exposes the crisscrossing two-by-fours that are the superstructure. Vaguely discernible real estate slogans and window details of this exterior piece were intended to reference the house-sized construction on the interior of the museum. "After Dwelling" was composed of a landscape of gravel approximately 25 ft x 50 ft with a sharply defined rectilinear impression suggesting a building foundation. Floating above this field were corners of a house made entirely from architectural foam board and skim coated cement. Taken together the individual pieces describe the perimeter of a house in the uncertain state of construction or demolition and feature several design clichés identified with an anonymous modern architecture. "The Boise Weekly" noted that the billboard promises, 'Your Piece of Blue Sky!' The wall text tells us the artists are exploring the complex systems involved in the production of space. In other words, advertising dominates the view.[6]
Oregon State Hospital Memorial
This installation utilizes the defunct crematorium at the Oregon State Hospital as a vessel for housing the unclaimed remains of over 3,500 wards of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon.[7] The building was originally constructed in 1896 for use as a "pestilence house," and later converted to the hospital's morgue. The copper containers in which the remains were contained are now in a state of severe oxidization. The artists used this as a powerful visual metaphor for the lives of those who lived out their lives in this institution. The actual remains were transferred to ceramic containers, which now occupy a perforated columbarium wall. The ceramic urns are inscribed with names, dates of birth, and dates of death of each individual, and families may choose to reclaim the remains or leave them to rest at the memorial site.[8]
Publications
- "1000x Landscape Architecture" by ISBN 3-938780-60-6. 1,024pp.
- "Lead Pencil Studio: Annie Han + Daniel Mihalyo: After" by Gary Sangster. Publisher: Boise Art Museum, GAC. Pub. Date: April, 2009. ISBN 978-0-295-98934-1. 56pp
- "Wood Burners" by Daniel Mihalyo. Publisher: ISBN 1-56898-104-X. 119pp
- "Minus Space/150 Works of Art : Lead Pencil Studio" by Elizabeth Brown. Publisher: Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington. Pub. Date: February,2006. ISBN 0-935558-43-8. 16pp
Notes and references
- ISBN 978-0-295-98934-1.
- ^ Sangster, Gary (2007). "Double or Nothing: A Translucent Reflection Takes Shape", p.1. Creative Capital, New York.
- ^ Gragg, Randy (2006). "'Maryhill Double' shimmers, mirage-like, in gorge", The Oregonian, 2006-08-06.
- ^ Graves, Jen (2009). "Retail/Commercial", p. 1 SLOG: News & Arts, Seattle
- ^ Graves, Jen. (2008) "Gray Area: Why Does Some Work by Lead Pencil Studio Look So Much Like Work by Other Artists?", p. 2. The Stranger, Seattle. 2008-02-14.
- ^ Pettinger, E.J. (2008). "Ad Space: Lead Pencil Studio's 'After' Raises Questions", p. 2. The Boise Weekly, Boise. 2008-11-26.
- ^ Payne, Daniel. "Lead Pencil Studio • "Oregon State Hospital Memorial"". Oregon Visual Arts Ecology. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Oregon Health Authority : Oregon State Hospital Memorial : Oregon State Hospital : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-16.