Project Location: Mooresville, NC
Client: On The Nines Clubhouse
For the On The Nines Clubhouse restaurant located at the Mooresville Golf Course NC Public Art was given a very specific problem to solve. Patrons of the restaurant had become frustrated with the strong light streaming through the large arched series of windows at the front of the restaurant, so much so that at times they had to don sunglasses while trying to enjoy their steak dinners. Our charge was to find a mobile solution to blinding light problem. We submitted many designs, but the one that stuck was an abstract take on nearby Lake Norman, fashioned from welded framework (provided by the expert hand of Mark Bump), and stretched batik adorned with organic, water-inspired shapes rendered in cool blues.
About the work:
“The unique shape of Lake Norman inspires this design. We divided the lake form into seven distinct, simplified shapes that overlap creating an interplay of shifting blue tones, reminiscent of water and the undulating shoreline. The batik approach allowed us to evoke a stained glass effect that changes dramatically throughout the day as the natural light streams through the artwork. Water, and natural forms are tremendously appealing as artistic forms, given their mutable nature. This artwork, while utilitarian in nature, was tremendously gratifying to create on an aesthetic level as well, as the fusion of hard, welded metal, and soft, translucent batik play off of each other much like water upon rocks in a stream, glittering in the light.”
Upon installation we realized that although the artwork adhered to the original design perfectly, it still did not cover the window area as much as we might have desired. No matter, with a bit of frosting application the windows we cut down the remaining light and solved the problem in an aesthetic, and ultimately pleasing fashion. See more in depth on this project HERE.
