
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Campus information:
(919) 962-2211
Location
Kenan-Flagler School of Business
Artist
David Wilson
Biography
Wilson is a designer and fabricator of architectural glass. Trained in England, Wilson came to the United States in 1963 to work for a large glass studio in New York. Working independently since 1978, Wilson has completed commissions for Corning, Inc. in New York City, Merck and Company, Inc., Nations Bank Plaza in Atlanta, Ga., World Headquarters in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, as well as various synagogues and churches.
Title, date
Untitled, 1997
Artwork, media
Architectural glass, using clear, beveled, dichroic and hand-blown antique glass
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Project Description
At the southwest entry of the McColl Building of the business school complex, stands a three and one half story architectural glass wall. The work is composed of mostly clear and etched glass which allows the viewer to see through the window to the woods outside, thereby incorporating the environment into the design. Part of the artwork is made of dichroic glass that changes color as the light source or the viewer changes position. Because of this, spots of delicate color are often reflected on the walls adjacent to the piece, adding another dimension to the work.
Pre-selection panel
Timothy Hicks, chairman, Department of Art, NC A&T; Sarah Schroth, curator, Ackland Art Museum; Dennis Zaborowski, professor of art, UNC-CH; David Moore, architect, Calloway, Johnson, Moore and West; Carl Zeithaml, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Kenan-Flagler School of Business, UNC-CH.
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