The 12th Avenue Arts Center is a forward thinking building in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood sporting an apartment complex with well furnished art studios throughout the first two floors.
The exterior also happened to be perfect for architectural projection mapping.
To ring in the grand opening of 12th Ave Arts Lumenarius was asked to provide a creative visual display of 3D projection mapping for the August 2016 Capitol Hill Art Walk.
It was thought best to paint the architecture with visuals created by the hands of 3 area artists:
∆ DYLAN NEUWIRTH
∆ LIZ TRAN
∆ FRANK CORREA
For this Lumenarius created a video capture setup enabling the varied style of each artist to be recorded.
The canvas was a 3D printed scale model of the front facade of the 12th Ave Arts Center. With a camera mounted above this canvas all the individual steps and motions of the creative process were captured in full HD video. This was then the video content used for the projection mapping show itself.
The result was as if a larger than life mixed media mural was being created right before your eyes. Neon. Paint. Ferns. More Paint. So much yes!
It was fascinating to see each artist get a grasp of the potential and then apply their signature touch.
On site the effect was achieved via our mobile projection mapping vehicle. By using an automobile as a stationary base urban projections can be realized with ease and flexibility.
With some of the best weather of the season the streets were packed with those enjoying the art walk. Having the entire side of a building lit up as part of the occasion helped bring the art out of the gallery and into the streets while highlighting 12th Ave Arts itself.
