PETER D. GERAKARIS

COSMIC BRIDGE - A NYC Percent for Art Program commission, this permanent, hand-painted mural installation with acrylic on modular dibond panel is a site-specific artwork for PS101K Brooklyn (New York) measuring approximately 116 ft long x variable height. Collection of the NYC Department of Education, Public Art for Public Schools. Commissioned by the NYC Department of Education, NYC School Construction Authority Public Art for Public Schools program in collaboration with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program. New school addition designed by PKSB Architects. Project Description: explore the many themes, symbols, & research informing the artwork. All artwork ©2019. Peter D. Gerakaris (Photo credit: Mark Lennihan).

COSMIC BRIDGE - Lobby entrance perspective from right side w/ “Nautilus” vignette in foreground. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Brief project overview: based on extensive research, abundant symbolism embeds this immersive installation to celebrate our cosmic and aquatic frontiers, referencing everything from PS101 alumnus Carl Sagan to Bensonhurst’s rich maritime history. Cosmic and aquatic vignettes greet viewers in the lobby, merging whimsically with flora, fauna, and sea life indigenous to New York. As one moves through the installation toward the cafeteria, the climate changes from temperate to semi-tropical as the color palette morphs from cool to hot. Full Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Nautilus” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Lobby entrance perspective from left side w/ “Cosmos” vignette in foreground. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Cosmos” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - School Entrance Exterior View (Photo credit: Mark Lennihan). Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Art installation map with mural imagery spanning ~116ft total length. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Nautilus” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 8’7” (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 83”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Lobby entrance perspective from right side where “Nautilus” (right) & “Nautical” (left) vignettes connect. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Nautical” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 19’ (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 64”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Nautical” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Students & the school community are given the option to interact with the art installation by wearing ChromaDepth / RainbowDepth 3D glasses. Unlike conventional cinema glasses, ChromaDepth lenses heighten one’s sense of color space by lifting warm hues (red, orange, etc) off the surface, while pushing cool tones (blue, green, etc) into the background. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - A child interacts w/ the “Pollinators” vignette while wearing ChromaDepth 3D Glasses. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Cosmos” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 7’7” (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 84”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Lobby entrance perspective from left side where “Cosmos” (left) & “Cosmic Flora” (right) vignettes connect. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Cosmic Flora” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 19’ (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 70”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Cosmic Flora” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Stills from a video timelapse documenting the dibond panel fabrication process. Process includes layout, sawing, & assembly of all modular panels to form one continuous, 19’ long. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Applying the finishing touches to “Cosmic Flora” vignette. Painted entirely by hand with acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Stills from a 31-day video timelapse documenting the complete painting process of “Cosmic Flora” vignette. Painted entirely by hand with acrylic on shaped dibond panel (February - March, 2019). Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Artist in mural studio after having completed “Cosmic Flora” Vignette (March, 2019). Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cafeteria overall perspective looking back toward lobby entrance. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Plumage” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 15’ (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 57”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Plumage” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cafeteria perspective from right side where “Pollinators” (left) & “Plumage” (right) vignettes connect. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Pollinators” vignette in situ (alternate perspective). Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Pollinators” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Pollinators” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 15’ (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 57”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cosmic Bridge - “Pollinators” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Artist in mural studio w/ various disassembled panel segments (Summer, 2019). Project Description (Photo credit: Tymer Tilton)

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cafeteria perspective from right side w/ “Plumage” vignette in foreground. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Life Aquatic” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 15’ (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 45”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Life Aquatic” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cafeteria perspective from left side where “Reef Life” (left) & “Life Aquatic” (right) vignettes connect. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Reef Life” vignette in situ. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. 13’6” (w) x Variable (h) [Max height = 45”]. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - “Reef Life” vignette detail. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Cafeteria perspective from left side w/ “Reef Life” vignette in foreground. Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description

COSMIC BRIDGE - Artist in mural studio after having completed “Reef Life” Vignette (July, 2019). Acrylic on shaped dibond panel. Project Description