Archive: Tag: Art
Christine Ong-Dijcks’ Artistic Vision Comes to Life in RCIA’s Piano Design Project
Every year, the Redwood City Improvement Association (RCIA) continues to enhance the city’s lively artistic landscape. As part of their Sights, Sounds & Tastes Campaign, an initiative focused on bringing artistic vibrancy and cultural experiences to Redwood City, the RCIA will debut a second piano for the community to enjoy. Titled, “Living the Life”, artistically adorned and painted by Filipino Chinese artist, Christine Ong-Dijcks, this baby grand piano will be officially unveiled on…
New Art Installation in SMC Reflects on Home and Displacement
REDWOOD CITY, CA — The newest installation at the art kiosk in Redwood City titled “Ancestral Home” honors family histories while reflecting on broader experiences of home and displacement and will run through Jan. 4. Mik and May Gaspay, a Filipino-American artist mother-son duo, created the structurally rich quilts of "Ancestral Home" as a tangible, immersive experience. Merging traditional craft with contemporary art, their work transforms memory and heritage into…
‘Echo of Renewal’ art exhibit offers reflection and hope in Redwood City
The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, has unveiled “Echo of Renewal,” the latest public art installation at the Art Kiosk in front of Courthouse Square. Created by photographer Jesus Sanchez, the exhibit reflects on transformation and self-empowerment, drawing from Sanchez’s personal experiences, including his arrest in 2022. Through two contrasting photographs of trees—one vibrant and full of life, the other barren…
‘Solarium’ lights up Redwood City’s Courthouse Square with experimental art
Public art installation blends technology and natural themes in downtown Redwood City The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, has revealed its newest public art installation, Solarium, by visual artist John Roloff. Now on display at the Art Kiosk in Courthouse Square, the installation transforms the space into a glowing, sound-responsive environment that explores the intersection of light, sound, and…
New Art Installation at Redwood City Art Kiosk Honors Japanese American History
New Art Installation at Redwood City Art Kiosk Honors Japanese American History The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, has unveiled a new public art installation at the Art Kiosk in downtown Redwood City. Titled Kiku no hana (Japanese for “Chrysanthemum”), the installation is the work of Oakland-based visual artist Lisa Solomon, with curation by Jennifer Easton. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 15. Read…
Guernica-Inspired Sculpture Protests Ongoing Wars at the Art Kiosk in Redwood City
Guernica-Inspired Sculpture Protests Ongoing Wars at the Art Kiosk in Redwood City Courthouse Square has hosted many demonstrations addressing geopolitical affairs, tethering the impact of global conflict to Redwood City, and the latest Art Kiosk installation adds to this dynamic with a reinterpretation of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. When Mexican sculptor Fernando Escartiz stood in front of the famous anti-war masterpiece at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid earlier…
Latest Downtown Redwood City Art Kiosk Installation Features Matthew Floriani
Latest Downtown Redwood City Art Kiosk Installation Features Matthew Floriani Saturated colors and contorted figures have transformed Redwood City’s Art Kiosk into presenting as art itself thanks to Oakland-based muralist Matthew Floriani’s latest installation in the downtown space. The quadriptych installation, titled “Kaleidoscope,” is incomplete without all of its parts, pulling together individual forms to create a cohesive and immersive mural. Read…
Latest Art Kiosk Work Focuses on Negative Space in Redwood City
Latest Art Kiosk Work Focuses on Negative Space in Redwood City The latest Art Kiosk installation at Redwood City’s Courthouse Square features a sculpture by Bay Area artist Sheila Ghidini that draws inspiration from its on-site surroundings. The lines and angular shape of the central sculptural form echo the same of the surrounding architecture, incorporating circles to reflect the nearby dome and half circles representing the arched windows on the History…
‘The Falling Crown’ Art Installation Opens at Courthouse Square Art Kiosk
‘The Falling Crown’ Art Installation Opens at Courthouse Square Art Kiosk The Falling Crown,” a thought-provoking new art installation by multi-dimensional visual artist Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi, has debuted at the Art Kiosk in front of Courthouse Square. The exhibit opened on January 11 and will run until Feb. 25 at 2208 Broadway. The Redwood City Improvement Association unveiled the installation in partnership with Fung Collaboratives. Modupi, a Johannesburg native,…
New Downtown Redwood City 100-Foot Mural Aims To Unite Cultures
Bay Area artist Jet Martinez spoke with Patch about the inspiration behind a "showstopping" mural that highlights Redwood City's history. REDWOOD CITY, CA — After Bay Area artist Jet Martinez was commissioned to paint a 100-foot-long mural in downtown Redwood City, he began digging into the city's history. Martinez knew that Mexican explorers were among the first to settle in the area in the 1700s. He found that in the early 1900s, the city was known as the chrysanthemum…