Blog Post - Typographical Art Installation

Part A: Avant Garde Installation

I chose the Avant Garde installation by Damien Roach. I feel this typography exhibit is very eye catching and formed so well to create an incredible installation of Typographic letters. From close up and to the side, you do not see the words, you only see geometric shapes and angles. But standing back away from it, you see the words Avant Garde formed. It's mesmerizing to look at because of how he took geometric shapes to create such an exhibit. I believe it works because it truly shows the words he is wanting to display and not lacking anything from what he was wanting to capture in the wooden type sculpture. 

Part B: Courtyard

court·yard

/ˈkôrtˌyärd/

noun

1. an unroofed area that is completely or mostly enclosed by the walls of a large building.

   synonyms: yard, court, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, precinct,

Courtyards are tranquil, relaxing, a gathering place of some sort. They are usually enclosed with plants and flowers, and sometimes a community garden. The are located between buildings or even on rooftops. 

New York Courtyards!

Milligan Place, tightly squeezed between two buildings on 6th Avenue near 10th Street, is home to one of New York City’s quaintest courtyards. It also has an equally whimsical cast-iron doorway featuring “Milligan Place” in fancy script. Originally built as working class boarding houses for Basque waiters, the 1850s homes enclosing it were home to renowned playwright Eugene O’Neill and George Cram Cook, founder of the Provincetown Players.

Turtle Bay Gardens circa 1920. Photo from Library of Congress.