May 27, 2011 was the official opening of Your rainbow panorama, a new work by Olafur Eliasson on the roof of the Danish art museum ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum. I was fortunate enough to visit Aarhus, Denmark, and this amazing work and museum in July.
In 2007, Olafur Eliasson won the competition for his work to stand on the roof of this museum.
The jury was unanimous in their decision, selecting Your rainbow panorama, saying:
The project is an elegant solution to the objective of the competition, which was to convert the roof surface of ARoS into a unique, artistic and architectonic feature of international standing. The project creates a very beautiful, poetical space that combines the panoramic view from the roof with a unique artistic and architectonic dimension that helps develop a new understanding of the borderline between architecture and visual art. At the same time, a powerful symbol of identity is created and established for ARoS and the city of Aarhus.
Olafur Eliasson describes his work:
Your rainbow panorama establishes a dialogue with the existing architecture and reinforces what was already there, that is to say the view across the city. I have created a space that can almost be said to erase the boundary between inside and outside – a place where you become a little uncertain as to whether you have stepped into a work of art or into part of the museum. This uncertainty is important to me, as it encourages people to think and sense beyond the limits within which they are accustomed to function.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT Your rainbow panorama
• The steel used in Your rainbow panorama weighs 200 tons.
• The glass used in Your rainbow panorama weighs 60 tons.
• The steps leading up from the terrace level to Your rainbow panorama weigh 15 tons.
• The steel for the load-distributing steel construction beneath the terrace floor weighs 100 tons.
• There is space for altogether 290 visitors at a time on the roof terrace and 150 in Your rainbow panorama.
Before leaving Aarhus, I also stopped by Aarhus Cathedral...to see the largest stained glass art in Denmark, created by Emanuel Vigelund, brother of none other than Gustav Vigelund!
See my previous post on artist Gustav Vigelund by clicking here.
Thank you all so much, too, for commenting on my blog for a chance to win 4 sketchbooks!
There were 166 comments made by the midnight CST February 5th deadline! Wow!
Comments were numbered from 1 to 166, with number 1 being the first comment made.
Then I used random.org to generate the winner.
Drum roll please…
And the winner is…
The jury was unanimous in their decision, selecting Your rainbow panorama, saying:
The project is an elegant solution to the objective of the competition, which was to convert the roof surface of ARoS into a unique, artistic and architectonic feature of international standing. The project creates a very beautiful, poetical space that combines the panoramic view from the roof with a unique artistic and architectonic dimension that helps develop a new understanding of the borderline between architecture and visual art. At the same time, a powerful symbol of identity is created and established for ARoS and the city of Aarhus.
Olafur Eliasson describes his work:
Your rainbow panorama establishes a dialogue with the existing architecture and reinforces what was already there, that is to say the view across the city. I have created a space that can almost be said to erase the boundary between inside and outside – a place where you become a little uncertain as to whether you have stepped into a work of art or into part of the museum. This uncertainty is important to me, as it encourages people to think and sense beyond the limits within which they are accustomed to function.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT Your rainbow panorama
• The steel used in Your rainbow panorama weighs 200 tons.
• The glass used in Your rainbow panorama weighs 60 tons.
• The steps leading up from the terrace level to Your rainbow panorama weigh 15 tons.
• The steel for the load-distributing steel construction beneath the terrace floor weighs 100 tons.
• There is space for altogether 290 visitors at a time on the roof terrace and 150 in Your rainbow panorama.
Before leaving Aarhus, I also stopped by Aarhus Cathedral...to see the largest stained glass art in Denmark, created by Emanuel Vigelund, brother of none other than Gustav Vigelund!
See my previous post on artist Gustav Vigelund by clicking here.
Thank you all so much, too, for commenting on my blog for a chance to win 4 sketchbooks!
There were 166 comments made by the midnight CST February 5th deadline! Wow!
Comments were numbered from 1 to 166, with number 1 being the first comment made.
Then I used random.org to generate the winner.
Drum roll please…
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Claire Hyman!
I will contact you to get your pertinent information to send you your new sketchbooks!
I hope you have a creative and colorful week!
Mary^
I will contact you to get your pertinent information to send you your new sketchbooks!
I hope you have a creative and colorful week!
Mary^
