Danny

The library seems like a quite boring place, but the books expand ur imagination outside of the box, so this is my way of showing how far knowledge can take you. The sky is the limit.

Danny Armenta

HEY JUDE

Fountains are often utilized as landmarks, wishing wells, or a focal point to a designated area. As individuals grow older and become more refined in character, the fountain of youth appeal to many despite a mythical representation. Some even cast coins in fountains and hope wishes come true. With that in mind, I present you the school fountain that draws the young and older to the center of campus – a meeting place to engage in conversation and hopeful moments. Mira Costa translates in Spanish as “looks coast”, thus a young mermaid welcomes students and the Hawaiian Honu (turtle) brings good luck to all endeavors. If Hans Christian Andersen is the author of the Little Mermaid and literature, then Jenny Holzer is the writer for public art. Two artists with great creativity and meaningful words.

Justin Felder

This is the original photograph.



This is the photoshopped visualization.



This is the image I designed and then later worked from.

This is the detail (in which you can see the tip of the light bulb and the binary code).

My proposal is a decorative ceiling for the computer labs of the MAT building. This piece will feature technology woven artistically to represent the very nature of the classes the building contains. I feel it is something that will provide a charged and creative atmosphere that is sadly missing from the building. This art piece will be different from those of most public artists, since it doesn’t have any abstract principles behind it. My reason for wanting to do this is simple, not abstract: all I want is a pleasing working environment for the classes that take place daily in the building. It is not meant to distract, like the works of many famous public artists like Krzystof Wodiczko or Mark Dion, but to do quite the opposite. It is to support a focused and creative environment that can be enjoyed without diversion- a subtle, yet striking image. The work was inspired by the common Mac desktop image visible upon all the computers in the lab. The image I was trying to make was an explosion of color, light, and binary code from a light bulb graphic above the projector screen.

Justin Felder

Bunnyland

BUNNYLAND!

I've noticed that we share our campus with a large warren of furry little rabbits. Here is a mock-up of Bunnyland with Mr. Bunny (the proposed Mayer). I think that this would be a nice spectacle and would add a nice splash of nature/mankind integration.
The rabbits living on campus seem to be a very civilized and well mannered lot of mammals and I think they deserve some more modern dwellings.
After all living in holes in the ground is so 2008.
I think with all the strides we've taken as a society towards better civil rights that this proposal should not be, can not be turned down.
Imagine a campus with rabbit and man living and learning side by side as equals.

Heather Gibb--"Ribbon River"

Project #4: Public Art Proposal

“Ribbon River” is the sculpture I propose to enliven the barren site just west of the water tower at MiraCosta College. It is made of semi-transparent urethane poured over painted, paper-thin cedar and is mounted on a black base. The unique combination of materials serves as a tribute to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard and is inspired by her bonnet sculpture, “Damski Czepek”.
“Ribbon River” is a celebration of the openness and naturalness of the MiraCosta College campus and culture. Its organic shape loosely twists into a figure-eight and presents the paradox of a river running vertically, straight up to the sky. It alludes to the vital element inside the tower and symbolizes eternal life. Moreover, the sculpture’s semi-transparent appearance and the interplay of its positive and negative shapes incorporate the outer surroundings. These qualities reflect the campus culture and environment. MiraCosta is all about naturalness and openness. There are many “breathing spaces”—park-like oases with native and exotic plants and trees—around the campus. The buildings are light earth-tones and the sculptures are natural shapes. Then there is the relatively open structure of the junior college system which allows students to go at their own pace, or flow.
“Ribbon River” is harmonious with the mood and atmosphere of MiraCosta College. It would be a valuable addition to its sculpture collection.
-Heather Gibb

Jim McNeill

PROPOSAL: Placing a sculpture on the upper lawn area west of the Student Center/Book Store/Art Gallery. The proposed sculpture would be that of an egg standing upright with a crack running around the top with a pair of eyes peering out from the inside the egg. The egg would be 5 to 6 feet in height and 2.5 to 3 feet in diameter.

Message: This piece represents a sense of purpose and establishes a justification for the goals and the coarse of study each student chooses on the path to achieving their goals and objectives. Next to the sculpture there will be a plaque that reads:

" A chick cannot spread its wings and soar with eagles until it first ventures outside its' shell. If it stays within the supposed security of the shell it will stagnate and eventually rot and decay, never achieving the heights for which it was created. No one else can do this for the chick or for you. So bust out and go for it, reach for the sky." Squaticus Aquaticus 07/09

In the words of a soon to be internationally renowned ceramist, currently a graduate student at CCA, Rie Hirai "Gofoit".

Jim McNeill

CAMPUS MONKEY

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