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Orbis Venustas
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Completion Date:
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2001
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Medium:
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Float-Glass Painting
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Dimensions:
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116" x 145" x 1/4"
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Location:
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Early Childhood Center/Public School 228
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Address:
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32-80 93rd Street, Queens
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Architect:
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Richard Dattner and Partners Architects
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Sponsor Agency:
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Board of Education
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Design Agency:
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School Construction Authority
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Skowmon Hastanan's
Orbis Venustas
is a vibrantly colored nine-panel work located in the entrance of the Early Childhood Center at P.S. 228. The artist worked with float-glass painting, a relatively new technique that involves sandblasting, acid etching, slumping, silk-screen printing, spraying, hand-painting, and computer design. The paintings' panels depict fanciful images of children in the midst of the changing seasons. The four seasons converge in the central panel, which features a circular spiraling galaxy, a symbol of eternity.
About the Artist...
Skowmon Hastanan is a glass artist. For this project, she used a relatively new technique called float glass painting, which involves sandblasting, acid etching, slumping, silkscreen printing, spraying, hand-painting, and computer design. The technique allows for a larger, light-proof, and more durable image when compared to traditional stained glass. Hastanan received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1985. She has since exhibited extensively in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Budapest, and South Africa.
Artist Quote...
"PS 228's students are starting new experiences and learning concepts such as time and the seasons. Placing the art glass above the entrance door creates a welcoming signage for the new students. These children will be leaving home and participating in a new experience, very possibly, for the first time in their lives. My hope is to create a visually inspiring place that will help lessen the stress of going to school." -- Hastanan, 1999
