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== Commission ==
== Commission ==


In 2000, The seven member Palo Alto Public Arts Commission approved the contemporary artwork Digital DNA for the .2-acre plaza on the corner of University Avenue and Emerson Street. The Commission voted to purchase, with funding from the City of Palo Alto, the sculpture for $9,950 from its creators Adriana Varella and her husband Nilton Malz. <ref name=public art collection>{{cite web |url= http://paloaltopublicart.org./Collection/Col20/01.htm|title= Digital DNA by Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
In 2000, The seven member Palo Alto Public Arts Commission approved the contemporary artwork Digital DNA for the .2-acre plaza on the corner of University Avenue and Emerson Street. The Commission voted to purchase, with funding from the City of Palo Alto, the sculpture for $9,950 from its creators Adriana Varella and her husband Nilton Malz. <ref name=public art collection>{{cite web |url= http://paloaltopublicart.org./Collection/Col20/01.htm|title= Digital DNA by Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |publisher=}}</ref>


== Design ==
== Design ==


Digital DNA is a seven foot tall (by five feet across) egg-shaped sculpture made of recycled computer silicon [[circuit boards]] applied to [[polystyrene]] bead foam with an epoxy fiberglass skin, and finished with UV resistant [[polyurethane]] clear automotive paint. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.leraglass.com/what/assistance.htm|title= Lera Glass |accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref> Sewn into the surface are phrases relating to technology, suggested by non-artists, and written in a variety of languages. Varella explained that "from PhDs to prostitutes and homeless, everybody had a say." <ref name=hatched>{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2005|month= May 04|title= Lytton Plaza egg to be hatched|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_04.egg04.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}</ref>
Digital DNA is a seven foot tall (by five feet across) egg-shaped sculpture made of recycled computer silicon [[circuit boards]] applied to [[polystyrene]] bead foam with an epoxy fiberglass skin, and finished with UV resistant [[polyurethane]] clear automotive paint. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.leraglass.com/what/assistance.htm|title= Lera Glass |accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |publisher=}}</ref> Sewn into the surface are phrases relating to technology, suggested by non-artists, and written in a variety of languages. Varella explained that "from PhDs to prostitutes and homeless, everybody had a say." <ref name=hatched>{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |year= 2005|month= May 04|title= Lytton Plaza egg to be hatched|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_04.egg04.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}</ref>


The "egg" is meant to recognize Palo Alto as the birthplace of [[Silicon Valley]]. Linda Craighead, Palo Alto Arts Center Director, feels that the work represents "the power of [[technology]] to bring the world together." <ref name=cracked>{{cite journal |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2005|month= June 08|title= Around Town, Cracked egg|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_04.egg04.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}</ref> Varella said of the design, "I don't want to preach truths, just trigger ideas. It reminds me (of) the [[Faberge eggs]] given as a gift to the Russian imperial family." <ref name=hatched/>
The "egg" is meant to recognize Palo Alto as the birthplace of [[Silicon Valley]]. Linda Craighead, Palo Alto Arts Center Director, feels that the work represents "the power of [[technology]] to bring the world together." <ref name=cracked>{{cite journal |last= |first= |authorlink= |year= 2005|month= June 08|title= Around Town, Cracked egg|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2005/2005_05_04.egg04.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}</ref> Varella said of the design, "I don't want to preach truths, just trigger ideas. It reminds me (of) the [[Faberge eggs]] given as a gift to the Russian imperial family." <ref name=hatched/>


== Creation and Controversy ==
== Creation and Controversy ==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{cite web |url= http://www.paloaltohistory.com/digitaldna.html|title= The Civic Art Gallery: "Digital DNA" and "Rrrun"|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Matt Bowling|date= |work= |publisher= The Palo Alto History Project}}
{{cite web |url= http://www.paloaltohistory.com/digitaldna.html|title= The Civic Art Gallery: "Digital DNA" and "Rrrun"|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Matt Bowling|date= |publisher= The Palo Alto History Project}}


{{cite web |url= http://www.artsopolis.com/event/detail/9618|title= Digital DNA, Art on the Street (Palo Alto Public Art Commission)
{{cite web |url= http://www.artsopolis.com/event/detail/9618|title= Digital DNA, Art on the Street (Palo Alto Public Art Commission)


|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= Artsopolis.com}}
|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= |publisher= Artsopolis.com}}


{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2005|month= May 04|title= Digital DNA installation slightly delayed|journal= Palo Alto Online: News|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=1326|accessdate= 2008-04-29|quote= }}
{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |year= 2005|month= May 04|title= Digital DNA installation slightly delayed|journal= Palo Alto Online: News|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=1326|accessdate= 2008-04-29|quote= }}


{{cite web |url= http://www.1siliconvalley.com/walking-tour-of-downtown-palo-alto/|title= Walking Tour of Downtown Palo Alto|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Steve Leung |date= February 17, 2007|work= |publisher= Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog (1SiliconValley.com)}}
{{cite web |url= http://www.1siliconvalley.com/walking-tour-of-downtown-palo-alto/|title= Walking Tour of Downtown Palo Alto|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Steve Leung |date= February 17, 2007|publisher= Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog (1SiliconValley.com)}}


{{cite web |url= http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:q2LuTL1JnSEJ:www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/cityagenda/publish/public-art-meetings/4030.pdf+digital+DNA+Adriana+Varella&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a|title= Minutes, Public Art Commission|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= August 19, 2004|work= |publisher=City of Palo Alto: Agenda and Minutes}}
{{cite web |url= http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:q2LuTL1JnSEJ:www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/cityagenda/publish/public-art-meetings/4030.pdf+digital+DNA+Adriana+Varella&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a|title= Minutes, Public Art Commission|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= |date= August 19, 2004|publisher=City of Palo Alto: Agenda and Minutes}}


{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2004|month= June 23|title= 'Digital DNA' lost in fire last month
{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |year= 2004|month= June 23|title= 'Digital DNA' lost in fire last month
|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2004/2004_06_23.dna23mb.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29|quote= }}
|journal= Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2004/2004_06_23.dna23mb.shtml|accessdate=2008-04-29|quote= }}


{{cite journal |last= Chandler|first= Elissa |authorlink= http://voice.paly.net/staff_info.php?id=270|coauthors= |year= 2006 |month= May 5,|title= Palo Alto displays international artists' creations|journal= The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School Journalism Online: The Campanile|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=4185|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}
{{cite journal |last= Chandler|first= Elissa |authorlink= http://voice.paly.net/staff_info.php?id=270|year= 2006 |month= May 5|title= Palo Alto displays international artists' creations|journal= The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School Journalism Online: The Campanile|volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=4185|accessdate=2008-04-29 |quote= }}


{{cite web |url= http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-3-2-03-02-07-pa-lytton-redesign|title= Downtown plaza up for redesign again, Public-private partnership in the works|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Kristina Peterson|date= April 29, 2008|work= |publisher= Palo Alto Daily News}}
{{cite web |url= http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-3-2-03-02-07-pa-lytton-redesign|title= Downtown plaza up for redesign again, Public-private partnership in the works|accessdate=2008-04-29 |author= Kristina Peterson|date= April 29, 2008|publisher= Palo Alto Daily News}}


{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |coauthors= Jocelyn Dong, Alexandria Rocha |year= 2005|month= December 28|title= From Anarchists to Zero Waste, Palo Alto's year in review, from 'A' to 'Z'
{{cite journal |last= D'Agostino|first= Bill|authorlink= |coauthors= Jocelyn Dong, Alexandria Rocha |year= 2005|month= December 28|title= From Anarchists to Zero Waste, Palo Alto's year in review, from 'A' to 'Z'

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Digital DNA is a public art sculpture commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Arts Commission for Lytton Plaza in Downtown Palo Alto, California. It was created by Adriana Varella and Nilton Malz and installed in 2005.

Commission[edit]

In 2000, The seven member Palo Alto Public Arts Commission approved the contemporary artwork Digital DNA for the .2-acre plaza on the corner of University Avenue and Emerson Street. The Commission voted to purchase, with funding from the City of Palo Alto, the sculpture for $9,950 from its creators Adriana Varella and her husband Nilton Malz. Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Design[edit]

Digital DNA is a seven foot tall (by five feet across) egg-shaped sculpture made of recycled computer silicon circuit boards applied to polystyrene bead foam with an epoxy fiberglass skin, and finished with UV resistant polyurethane clear automotive paint. [1] Sewn into the surface are phrases relating to technology, suggested by non-artists, and written in a variety of languages. Varella explained that "from PhDs to prostitutes and homeless, everybody had a say." [2]

The "egg" is meant to recognize Palo Alto as the birthplace of Silicon Valley. Linda Craighead, Palo Alto Arts Center Director, feels that the work represents "the power of technology to bring the world together." [3] Varella said of the design, "I don't want to preach truths, just trigger ideas. It reminds me (of) the Faberge eggs given as a gift to the Russian imperial family." [2]

Creation and Controversy[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lera Glass". Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ a b D'Agostino, Bill (2005). "Lytton Plaza egg to be hatched". Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Around Town, Cracked egg". Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition. 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Matt Bowling. "The Civic Art Gallery: "Digital DNA" and "Rrrun"". The Palo Alto History Project. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

"Digital DNA, Art on the Street (Palo Alto Public Art Commission)". Artsopolis.com. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

D'Agostino, Bill (2005). "Digital DNA installation slightly delayed". Palo Alto Online: News. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Steve Leung (February 17, 2007). "Walking Tour of Downtown Palo Alto". Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog (1SiliconValley.com). Retrieved 2008-04-29.

"Minutes, Public Art Commission". City of Palo Alto: Agenda and Minutes. August 19, 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

D'Agostino, Bill (2004). "'Digital DNA' lost in fire last month". Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Chandler, Elissa (2006). "Palo Alto displays international artists' creations". The Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School Journalism Online: The Campanile. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Check |authorlink= value (help); External link in |authorlink= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Kristina Peterson (April 29, 2008). "Downtown plaza up for redesign again, Public-private partnership in the works". Palo Alto Daily News. Retrieved 2008-04-29.

D'Agostino, Bill (2005). "From Anarchists to Zero Waste, Palo Alto's year in review, from 'A' to 'Z'". Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition. Retrieved 2008-04-29. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links[edit]

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