Word: dorrien
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...Dorrien carved the words “Newtowne Market,” into two of the stone’s sides and a few steps into its back. On one side, however, the word “Market” is partially cut off and on the other part of “Newtowne”; the effect of this is to make the piece resemble the ruins of an ancient market...
...like the idea of the remnant––many times I’ll go to architectural sites for inspiration,” Dorrien said in an interview...
Years ago, Dorrien, having won the competition to develop a piece for this specific site, brainstormed what he would do with the space. In the end, he came up with a two-fold idea: incorporate Cambridge’s history while creating a space that fit in with the current Harvard Square...
...Dorrien presents an illuminating view of this relationship between the art and its location. “There is the aspect to be part of urban design. I love creating within a city. … I dreamed my pieces, I tried to imagine what would feel right in that place,” he says of his development of “Quiet Cornerstone...
This connection between the painting and its surrounding, the lobby, echoes that of more traditional public art. And, like Dorrien and others, Babb spent a lot of time on site before creating...