Say “Farewell to Orbs” — Art City 8/8 at 8p

farewell to ORBs 8/8 at 8p

You’ve invited to join us as we say “Farewell to Orbs” at Art City August 8, at 8pm!  Doors open at 7pm, with remarks at 8pm by artist David Oliver at 8pm plus live music and dance music by DJ DownNgoinG, DJ Kerm, and others at Art City, 197 Dubbers St. Ventura CA 93001. Sliding scale donation $10-50 suggested to help get the Orbs on their way!

The ORBs arrived on Planet Earth at Ventura’s Art City– and now it is time to say farewell on August 8!  With steel and glass, and thanks to artist David Oliver, two of their earthly bodies have materialized and they should both be in bloom for all to enjoy that evening. Doors open at 7pm with music and refreshments, remarks at 8pm, and more music featuring DJ DownNgoinG, DJ Kerm, and others as well as live music.

David Oliver’s Orb

As the sun sets and the full moon rises, enjoy the Orbs one final time as they bloom and begin to glow at Art City 197 Dubbers, Ventura. Give the Orbs a fond farewell at a fundraising party to assist with transportation from Ventura to Burning Man in northern Nevada. Next they will bloom at the Reno Tahoe International Art Show, and then go on to their next destination.

David Oliver makes a petal — each ORB has 212 petals

Oliver describes the Orbs as guides that can help us face the cold, encourage us to be bold, and to find the desire to peer deep within ourselves. The tallest Orb stands 19′ tall with 212 metal petals on a steel frame and a blue stained glass globe which demonstrates “Action.”  Slightly shorter is the orange Orb which offers comfort in the face of challenge and change.

David Oliver and an Orb

“Keep in mind these ORBs are not eyeballs,” asserts Oliver. “They are not here to observe in any way.  They are here to put on a “Demonstration Bloom.””

Oliver received a coveted Burning Man honorarium–of almost 700 applicants from around the world, only 76 were chosen for a piece of a $1.3 million pie. While the honorarium helped get the project going, it only funds about half of the expenses, leaving the rest for the artist and his team to raise. Oliver and his team still need to raise almost $7,000 to transport them to northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert where Burning Man takes place each year. 

Read more about the two Ventura honorarium projects, Orbs and the Solar Synaptic Dynamo here on Art Predator and in my VC Reporter article.

ORB in progress