Attachment 1 - Artist Proposal MaterialsArts and Culture Commission Gateway Recommendation
ATTACHMENT 1
a. Proposal materials by artist Matt Babcock
b. Proposal materials by artist James Moore
c. Proposal materials by artist team White & McJunkin
ATTACHMENT 1
Arts and Culture Commission Gateway Recommendation
Proposal materials by artist Matt Babcock
LOS GATOS
GATEWAY PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
9/18/2019 PAGE 1 of 1
PROJECT BUDGET
Materials
6061 aluminum $1,350
consumables (welding supplies, abrasives) 250
hardware 50
Contract work
laser cutting 1,300
powder coating 1,100
Shipping
crate 1,000
truck freight 600
local delivery 300
Travel
airfare 200
lodging, car rental, perdiem 150
Overhead (rent, insurance, admin) 500
Labor 11,200
Artist fee 2,000
TOTAL $20,000
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
Contract signed 0 weeks
Preparation of drawings for review 2 weeks
Review and approval 4 weeks
Materials lead time 2 weeks
Fabrication 5 weeks
Finishing 2 weeks
Crating and shipping 2 weeks
TOTAL 17 weeks
Arts and Culture Commission Gateway Recommendation
Proposal materials by artist James Moore
Town of Los Gatos
Gateway Public Art Sculpture
Proposed Sculpture by James Moore
“Dance With Us”
This is a sculpture about community and connection. It’s intended
to be accessible to the entire Los Gatos Community no matter their
age or background.
The sculpture includes two metal figures standing on either side of
an opening. This opening may be interpreted as a “doorway”
suggesting the idea of home. It may also be interpreted as a
“portal” or passageway between home and the broader world. The
figures are captured in the act of dancing - perhaps in celebration
of an event, or maybe just for the fun of it. This sculpture is
intended to spark a feeling of joy and suggests that perhaps life can
be more like a dance and less like a struggle.
On another level the sculpture suggests, in a playful way, that
there’s always a way to push through the presumed barriers that
sometimes separate us. And it hints at the truth that moving
through those barriers is really the only way for us to support and
uplift one another.
This work would be fabricated from stainless steel and aluminum.
Color would be added using high-grade automotive paints together
with a protective automotive clear coat.
The principle of informed simplicity guides my work. Einstein said
it best: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not
simpler.” For me this project that means providing the viewer with
a visual experience that sparks joy while leaving room for them to
bring their own experience to it.
James Moore, Sculptor
www.jamesmoorecontemporaryart.com • (415)497-1441
Arts and Culture Commission Gateway Recommendation
Proposal materials by artist team White & McJunkin