Parade by Tomislav Topic
About
PARADE is a site-specific installation by artist Tomislav Topic inside The Paseo in Boston’s Seaport. Panels of colored mesh fabric hang from a steel girder in the center of the room, and where the grids overlap they create a moiré effect that expands optical perception, so digital rendering and analog reality seem to collide. The panels grow longer and deeper toward the back, coming down to meet the rising stairs and gallery steps.
The work uses 120 colors spanning the full spectrum, a direct reference to the diversity of cultures and the exchange between individual people. By descending toward the horseshoe-shaped seating area in The Paseo’s niche, the sculpture makes that corner feel inviting, secure and cozy, and it marks the space as a place for gathering, conversation and exchange. Topic has created visual interventions in urban space since his beginnings as a graffiti artist.
What to Know
- Topic studied art and design in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
- PARADE challenges viewers to reflect on how reality and creativity are constructed.
- The installation is listed in the Boston Seaport directory run by WS Development.
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