PUBLIC ART
Fascinated by the social impact art can bring to public spaces
RKW adapts his fine artwork for large interior spaces or applies his creative vision to create unique, one of a kind exterior spaces. RKW has received multiple public art project commissions and grants and has successfully completed a range of diverse projects often working alongside of City Planners, Architects, Engineers, Government Staff and Community Groups and can confidently communicate and work amongst varied professionals as part of a team. RKW is continually seeking new public art commissions including projects/teams seeking an Art Director.
Below highlights several projects, for more information or to discuss an opportunity, please contact RKW.
Overhead Waves
These overpass lighting concepts expand upon the “Water Pylons” installation while enhancing the environment of this popular throughway. The lighting serves a dual purpose of improving visibility and safety and creating a unique destination for this transitional section of Washington…
The NoMa Transitions
Variable, undulating screens of metal “fins” that create a unique sensory experience within the existing underpass environments ultimately mediating the various zones of activity found within the spaces. The team of RKW and REFORM submitted this concept for the NoMa…
Metro Memorial Park
On Monday, June 22, 2009, two Metro trains collided, abruptly ending nine lives and affecting countless others. Each who lost their life on that day had a unique story to tell. They came from diverse backgrounds and lived in many…
Color Fields
This concept inserts a mass of lighted elements into defined areas or organic sections of a landscape to create a striking abstract color fields. Intended to be viewed from various distances or elevations as well as up close, this installation…
Water Pylons
Water Pylons is a painted and lighted artistic enhancement for the New Jersey Avenue, SE underpass in Washington, DC. Together, RKW and the Architectural design team REFORM explored a two part concept for the underpass and are currently implementing this…
Perkins + Will Architecture
“Open, a crowd, a crowd formed”, one of RKW’s extra large, two-dimensional originals, is now on display in the lobby of the Washington DC based architecture firm Perkins + Will. RKW often creates large format original works of art that…
Gold & Green Field
This light-integrated installation was developed for the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District in Washington, DC to temporarily enhance a new green space roadway median being installed in segments. The artwork needed to be easily relocated while enhancing the environment, day…
Shimmering Gold
This site-specific public art concept was submitted to the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District in Washington, DC for a location along one of DC’s busiest streets. RKW partnered with the Architectural design team REFORM, to develop a concept that challenged…
Some New Color
With Some New Color, RKW combined the philosophies of the Washington Color School with his experimental use of new mediums and techniques, hoping to encourage a sense of local pride and to inspire more local artists to continue producing and…
Metropolitan Branch Trail – Wayfinding
DCCAH in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) awarded RKW a public art grant to develop an artist-created identity to visually unify the environment along the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT). RKW created a comprehensive identity that includes: logo…