PREMISE
DAVID GRIGGS
PROJECT PROFILE:
Artist: David Griggs
Title: Premise
Materials: Steel, Cast Resin, Cast Fiberglass, LED Lighting
Engineering: Martin & Martin
Fabrication + Installation: Demiurge LLC
Location: Colorado Judicial Center, Denver, CO
Dimensions: 24' Diameter
Commissioned by Colorado Creative Industries, State of Colorado. In collaboration with Fentress Architects, Denver CO.
Premise combines metal and composite elements to produce an artwork which transcends its individual component pieces to become something greater. Suspended 18 feet above the South Atrium of the Colorado Judicial Center, the piece floats over a circular information desk and below a domed ceiling. Premise is composed of a large steel wreath with cast resin leaves; below hangs a translucent sunburst form which is illuminated from within.