Los Angeles-based artist Rob Ley has completed Pangaea, a large artwork commissioned for the exterior of the NCR Headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Ribbons, points and nodes
The piece is built from layered aluminium ribbons. They react to a field of points placed across the wall, and where they meet they form a network of nodes, hubs and conduits.
The title refers to the prehistoric supercontinent of Pangaea. Ley describes the work as a group of separate "islands" that come together into a single composition three storeys high.
Size and material
The three-dimensional mural is made of painted aluminium. It measures 22 feet wide and 26 1/2 feet high, and it projects 1 foot from the wall. The source article also includes a video showing how the piece was designed.
Art as part of the facade
As a general point, a relief artwork fixed to a large blank wall can give a building a clear identity at street level, and a durable metal such as aluminium suits work that has to stay outdoors.
Project credits
- Artwork: Pangaea
- Artist: Rob Ley
- Site: NCR Headquarters, downtown Atlanta, Georgia
- Photography: Michael Hoefle and Brock Scott
- Source: Contemporist