“SOCIETY”
2005, Mosaic (mixed), 30’ x 20’, Lobby Floor at the Municipal Courthouse of Reno, NV .
A joint project between the City of Reno and Washoe County involved coordination with city and county representatives, D.A. and court staff, the architect and the contractor. Design includes sky, mountains, buildings, park, water, and streetscape with 22 diverse figures as a tribute to Reno’s unique inhabitants, culture, and location. The materials include a wide variety of natural stone, hand painted bricks, tiles, glass, metal elements, hardwood flooring, bicycle rims set in epoxy resin, etc
“SVIRGOLA”
Dominic Panziera, 2006, Mixed (concrete, mosaic, metal, trex), 3’x15’x5’, Center Creek Park, Reno, NV .
Project involved coordination with city staff, the city park department, and local community representatives. This Public Park Bench is a cast-in-place colored concrete monolith with marble inlays, mosaic elements, steel, and trex seats.
"CENTER CIRCLE of INCLUSION”
Dominic Panziera, 2008, Mosaic (mixed), 10’ diameter, Grier Pavilion at City Hall, Riverside, CA. Project involved design process with city officials and stakeholders, and coordination with city staff and contractor. Design includes the City Logo in the center surrounded by a unifying ring and 24 vibrant radial sections of diverse materials, colors, designs, and lengths. Although each sector is different, each is equal in its importance in supporting the group, and connected by a universal bond, shown by the reoccurring circular element contained within each. These segments are further enclosed by the engraved statement: “WE ARE.. DIVERSE., COMMITTED, PROUD, INCLUSIVE”
“HOME CONCEPS”
Daniela Garofalo, 2001-2, mixed, 12’x40’x30’, Home Concepts Design Center, Truckee, CA .
Architecture, Interior Design (with the owner Ruth Cross), and Mosaic Artworks.
“SOTTO il SOLE”
Dominic Panziera, 2009-10, Mosaic (granite, marble, 70% reclaimed), 1600 s.f., Castello Grignolio, Balzola, Piemonte, Italy .
1th, 4th, 7th, 8th floor patios and bench/walkways. Remodel project involved coordinating with contractor to provide impermeable sub layer and proper drainage. Design was in part influenced by the use of mostly reclaimed scrap granite and marble.
“FLOWING”
2001, Mosaic (slate), 8.5’x31’, Exterior Porch Walkway for Home Concepts Design Center, Truckee, CA.
Project involved coordination with private owner and contractor. The wide variety of slate used was provided by owner. Design integrates the flow and movement of water with numerous interesting figures.
“RAINCROSS”
2008, Dominic Panziera, Mosaic (mixed), 10’ diameter, Main Street Pedestrian Mall Renovation Project, Riverside, CA .
Project involved design process with city officials and landscape architect, and coordination with city staff, landscape architect, and contractor. Design incorporates the Raincross, the City’s logo surrounded by references to its original source, the Mission Inn, architectural elements, resonance, and citrus.
“KIDS"
Dominic Panziera, 2004, Mixed Media (including found objects) Sculptures, Exterior Entry to Home Concepts Design Center, Truckee, CA.
Design was influenced by owner’s desire to provide an interesting and welcoming visual effect for their customers.
“SOCIALIZATION”
Daniela Garofalo, 2009. Proposal for an exterior monolith sculpture. Mixed materials, 10’x 40’x 2’. Sculpture Proposal for the Exterior of the MAXXI (Art Museum of the XXI century), Rome, Italy.
Inspired by the vitality and diversity of Rome’s many public squares, the design through its use of color, materials, lively figures and imagery strives to send out a positive message of the importance of knowledge, of mutual respect, open dialogue, and peace.
“THE THREE AGES”
Daniela Garofalo, 1999, Oil colors on canvas, 63"x44", Rome, Italy .
Mother’s portraits at 3 different stages of her life.
“INSPIRATION”
Daniela Garofalo, 2009. Artwork proposal for the atrium of the MAXXI (Art Museum of the XXI century) in Rome, Italy .
At the beginning of the creative process, an artist puts random ideas down on paper, metaphorically on the floor, and then begins to refine and interconnect these themes based on cultural influences. This phase would be represented on the floor.
Then, the artist is moved by the initial inspiration and feels that he/she is going down the right road. This brings about an upwelling of emotion and fantasy, like a tornado, liberating the mind, this idea begins to take flight, traveling faster and faster, rising from the paper (the floor), and takes on new form and shape. This phase would be represented by the suspended art groups.
The desired effect would be to immerse and amaze its viewers with its imagery, form, color, light, and shadow, hopefully, rousing their own curiosity and discovery.
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