Thursday, August 26, 2010

New Photographs by Cotch Diaz

Old Town Plaza Building A Lobby Art
On Tuesday we installed seven new photographs by local artist Cotch Diaz in the lobbies at Old Town Plaza. Born in Guam, Cotch now lives in North Park and has since turned his camera toward many of the iconic landscapes of San Diego. As you enter building A, three works capture the downtown skyline in distinctly different ways. The photo to the left focuses on the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina. This well known downtown building has a highly reflective metallic exterior. By printing this photo on metallic paper the colors of the entire composition are energized, creating one of the most dramatic photos in the building.

Old Town Plaza Office Building Lobby Art Work
Across from this shot is an incredible view of the downtown skyline printed on a single sheet of aluminum. It's a beautifully composed photograph. The high contrast skyline displays exceptional detail at center whilst framed by a cinema-graphically blurred border.

Located in the two niches is a diptych of the Coronado Bay Bridge that is also printed on metallic paper. The dreary, cloud filled sky and sepia-like coloring, offer a refreshing view of a city that is widely known for its year-round meteorologic perfection.

USAF B-52 - the symbol of modern American Air Power
Building B's lobby is dominated by an immense print of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the most iconic aircraft within the Air Force's fleet of strategic bombers. Taken on Andersen Air Base, Guam, this photo is both furiously powerful yet demure. The hulking mass of the fuselage juxtaposed against the razor edge of the tail wing beautifully illustrates the lethal confidence of this aircraft.

Downtown San Diego Skyline on Aluminum sheet
The last photo is a gorgeous shot of Mission Bay. While the serene colors and rippling water are well known elements of the San Diego landscape, the obscured landmass in the background lends the photo some anonymity. It's a photo that surprises you in its ability to hold your attention with such a placid subject.

San Diego Downtown Marina Marriott
We encourage everyone to take some time to enjoy these photographs and please let us know what you think about them. Additional photographs by Cotch will be installed over the next few months.

About Old Town Plaza
Old Town Plaza is the greenest office space in the Old Town/Pt. Loma/Sports Arena sub-market of San Diego.  Professionally owned and operated on-site by Intermarket Investment Group, LLC, Old Town Plaza is the premier office development in Old Town and provides unique and unrivaled access to SPAWAR SSC Pacific.  For more information on how you can join up with the hottest office project in Old Town, call Justin or Matthew at 619-692-0802 or visit www.LeaseOldTown.com for detailed leasing information.