ARTIST COMPLETES NEW MURAL AT GALLERY BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

Artist Jordann Wine has completed the latest public art addition to the plaza in front of the Gallery Bethesda apartments, at 4800 Auburn Avenue. Wine was hired by the Donohoe Companies to beautify a drab, blank wall directly opposite the plaza. This is her second finished mural in the Woodmont Triangle this year, and took about three weeks to complete by hand. You can get a sense of the painstaking process in the close-up photo below, where each triangle was pre-outlined with tape, and then painted.

The finished mural spans the 24x90' wall, and includes 26 shades of purple, and over 1200 triangles in all.  It's interesting how the purple matches with the hue of the windows across at Triangle Towers, at the time of day the final photo was taken. 

Wine is a native of Bethesda, and a graduate of Walt Whitman High School.

See the work come together in these time lapse photos:

The finished product

Artist's signature and date
at the top left corner of
the building

Zoomed-in view of the top
photo shows how the triangles
were individually painted

Photos:

Top, bottom: Ilyah Kyriacopoulos

All others by Jordann Wine

BAINBRIDGE BETHESDA PEDESTRIAN PLAZA ART UNVEILED - WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? (PHOTOS)

The mesh artworks along the Bainbridge Bethesda pedestrian plaza are now being revealed (although I've given you a few sneak peeks at them on here over the last few months). But what do they all mean?

Artist Dan Steinhilber, and Alexandria landscape architecture firm Parker Rodriguez, designed the 4 mesh panels from chain-link material, to give animation to the pedestrian's journey through the passage between St. Elmo and Fairmont Avenues. As one walks down the plaza, a wavelike effect is generated. But it was also designed for still observation, as well. Hence the furniture along the plaza, placed to attract the public to sit and relax, while taking in the artwork.

Multi-colored vinyl webbing is woven into the steel mesh, and is meant to create an engaging color display under the lighting after dark. Stringed bulbs above, and live bamboo between the 4 installations, are intended to heighten the effects, the latter a natural contrast with the manmade art.

Take a walk through and check it out. You may want to view it at night before reaching a final verdict.

NEW PICS OF BAINBRIDGE BETHESDA LUXURY APARTMENTS' POSH LOBBY

The lobby at the Bainbridge Bethesda luxury apartment tower is looking more finished than a week-and-a-half ago, with additional furnishings and artworks in place. That art design on the floor under the yellow chairs is new, as are the paintings on the walls upstairs, and in the lower level on the right. A coffee table, and some reading material, have been added to the sofa set. Outside, upscale patio furniture has been placed on the pedestrian street/plaza. Click on the photos to enlarge for greater detail.

The coffee table, books and
decorative dish are new

Better view of the coffee table

Cover slipping off the
pedestrian plaza artwork

View of the pedestrian street
looking toward Fairmont Avenue;
check out the outdoor furniture

FIRST LOOK: BAINBRIDGE BETHESDA LOBBY, PEDESTRIAN STREET OPENS (PHOTOS)

Take the first look at the posh lobby of the future Bainbridge Bethesda luxury apartments in these new photos. The pedestrian plaza/street that connects St. Elmo and Fairmont Avenues opened over the weekend, and now you can see more details of the artworks and benches. This is good news not just for future Bainbridge residents, but for downtown Bethesda pedestrians, as well. The pedestrian connection allows mid-block access between the two streets, creating a shortcut to businesses on both streets.

Take the stairs

Note artworks at left waiting
to be hung up

Preview of next winter in
Bethesda?

Plenty of throw pillows

A nice throwback to the
original name for the
building, The Monty

Blow this picture up to see
the hanging light fixtures

If you're a regular reader,
you've actually gotten a
sneak peek of this art
piece on the pedestrian
plaza several months ago

Deja vu from the pedestrian
plaza at competitor Gallery Bethesda?

Artwork still under wraps on
the pedestrian street

Sneak preview of the benches
that will be on the plaza

Even the trash cans are
fancy here; note glassed-in
entrance in the background

17 stories to the top

Balconies with a view