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A canopy of sunset-hued streamers has come to Marina Del Rey

Michael Juliano
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Back in the summer of 2016, a canopy of silver streamers popped up in Pershing Square and transformed the sort-of-sad-looking park into a spectacular installation. Now, the same artists behind the project are back with a similar setup on the Westside.

“Sunset Vestige,” a 5,000-square-foot net of sunset-hued streamers, has come to a grassy slope at Burton Chace Park in Marina Del Rey. The work, the latest “Skynet” piece from artist Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics, will remain on display until July 1.

Photograph: Courtesy Marina del Rey Visitors Bureau

Poetic Kinetics partnered on the piece with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors (DBH), who’ve asked visitors to share Instagram videos using #sunsetvestige to answer the following question: If this artwork could dance, what song would it dance to? Each week, Poetic Kinetics will share a different entry on its Instagram page.

We couldn't miss out on the opportunity to bring a little art to Marina Del Rey! Check it out and let us know, if this artwork could dance, what song would it dance to? Take a video of the piece, cut it to your favorite music, and post it on social media with the hashtag #sunsetvestige. Every week, @poetickinetics will feature the most creative video on our social media channels! More info below... . Sunset Vestige is the latest Skynet artwork by @Patrick Shearn and his team at Poetic Kinetics. Encompassing 5,000 sq. ft. at Marina del Rey’s @Burton Chace Park, the artwork bursts with color that emulates the vibrant glow of a California sunset, memorializing a quality of light that can only be witnessed via ephemeral spectacle. Made up of approximately 40,000 streamers, the artwork rises and falls upon the ocean breeze, mirroring the calming ebb and flow of the adjacent waterfront, while its brilliant shade juxtaposes the cool, contrasting palette of the landscape. . Shearn’s signature Skynet artworks are conceived to evoke the natural phenomenon of flocking, like the murmuration of starlings, the schooling of fish, or the swarming of insects. Suspended using transparent monofilament netting and rigged inconspicuously, the undulating forms appear to levitate in midair, finessed by the unique wind patterns of a specific site. . As an artist based in Los Angeles, Shearn is proud to work in partnership with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County to share his vision with friends, family, the local Visit Marina del Rey community, and the public at large. The inauguration of Sunset Vestige coincides with the Discover Marina del Rey event on May 20, 2018. This piece will be up until July 1st 2018. . @marinadelrey_ca @lacountyarts @lacdbh #sunsetvestige #poetickinetics #patrickshearn #ilovemdr #marinadelrey #skynet #PublicArt #KineticArt

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Shearn and Poetic Kinetics are also known for large-scale music festival installations, like the wing-flapping butterfly (“Caterpillar's Longing”) and video projection spacesuit (“Escape Velocity”) at Coachella. Until you can make it out to the Westside, relive the 2016 Pershing Square installation below.

Pershing Square has been covered in a canopy of silver streamers

It's called Liquid Shard and it's only up for a limited time. https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/pershing-square-has-been-covered-in-a-canopy-of-silver-streamers-080216

Posted by Time Out Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 2, 2016
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