>> >>: THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE WORLD CREATED BY THE DELATORE BROTHERS.
THE BROTHERS ARE COLLABORATORS, THEY'RE GLASS ARTISTS BUT USE OTHER MATERIALS AS WELL.
THEIR LATEST PUBLIC ART PIECE IS ONE O THE MAJOR ARTWORKS IN THE NEW CENTRAL LIBRARY.
AND IT'S NO EASY TASK INSTALLING IT.
THE ARTWORK IS GOING IN THE MAIN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
THE BROTHERS TOOK A BREAK FROM INSTALLING TO CHAT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF WORK IN
SUCH A TIGHT SPOT, THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE LOCATION.
>> >>: I THINK FOR AN ARTIST DOING A PUBLIC ART FOR A LIBRARY IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY,
ESPECIALLY FOR US BECAUSE WE LIKE TO MAKE OUR WORK LAYERED AND BROKE, AND RICH.
THE MORE THE BETTER, A LIBRARY IS A PLACE WHERE MORE IS DEFINITELY BETTER.
YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, MORE ACCESS.
THE SITE THAT WE GOT IN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT IS A PRETTY SWEET SIGHT FOR AN ARTIST.
>> >>: VISITORS WILL SEE THE WORK FROM INSIDE THE GLASS ELEVATOR.
THE BROTHERS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ORNATE GLASS INSTALLATIONS.
THEY'RE INSTALLING TWO COLUMNS OF DI U RAWM UH BOXES EESM CONTAINING A DIFFERENT SCENE.
THE PIECE IS NAMED AFTER THE PART OF THE BRAIN MAKES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT
HEMISPHERE.
ONE COLUMN FOCUSES ON NATURE, THE OTHER TECHNOLOGY.
>> >>: BETWEEN THE CREATIVE SIDE AND THE SORT OF MORE SCIENTIFIC OR ANALYTICAL, WE HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF THAT GOING ON IN THE PIECE, HAVING MORE ON A NATURE SIDE AND MORE SORT
OF HUMAN INTERVENTION BUILDINGS AND SO ON ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> >>: THE BROTHERS WERE PARTLY INSPIRED BY THE DIORAMAS FOUND IN THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY.
>> >>: WHAT WE LIKE IS THE CRAFTSMAN SHIP IT TAKES TO DO THIS THING.
TAXIDERMY HAS A WONDERFUL AND CREEPY SIDE TO T.
THERE'S A STUFFED ANIMAL SITTING THERE LOSING FEATHER SLOWLY, BUT THEY TRY TO RECREATE ITS
NATURAL PLACE IN A LITTLE BOX.
I THINK THAT IDEA OF MAKING A LITTLE MINI WORLD OR MICROCOSM IS VERY FASCINATING WAY
TO SORT OF LIMIT THE VIEWER'S PERSPECTIVE AND INVOLVE THEM IN WHAT YOUR MAKING.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: THE BROTHERS.
>> >>: THE BROTHER'S WORK IS NOTHING LIKE YOU'D SEE IN A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
THEY INCLUDE REFERENCES TO MEXICAN, AS TECH, AND CHICANO CULTURE, ALONG WITH A HEALTHY
DOSE OF POP CULTURE.
STORIES OF NATURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORY ARE EXPLORED, BUT NOT IN A LINEAR WAY.
>> >>: MOST BOXES HAVE ONE OR TWO FIGURES AND THE FIGURES ARE WE WANT TO EXPRESS WONDERMENT
WITH DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.
WE USE A LOT OF FAMOUS WRITERS, AND MUSICIANS, AND IT SEEMS EASY TO MAKE A LINEAR HISTORY
ABOUT KNOWLEDGE, BUT WE WANT IT TO BE MORE FUN.
>> >>: THE BROTHERS GREW UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THEY WERE RAISED CATHOLIC.
THEY'VE LEARNED FROM CATHOLICISM'S USE OF STATUES TO TELL STORIES.
>> >>: IT'S HEAVILY LADEN WITH ICON AND WITH STORIES BEING TOLD VISUALLY, I THINK IT'S
ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT THING.
THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES, IT'S A AN ILLITERATE POPULATION THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD THESE STORIES,
SO THEY HAVE ALL THESE FIGURES DOING THAT IN CHURCHES.
I THINK FOR US THAT'S A VERY VALUABLE IDEA.
>> >>: EACH OF THE BOXES IS LINED WITH PRINTS THAT CREATE AN AN ILLUSION OF DEPTH OR 3D
EFFECT.
THE SAME TECHNOLOGY IS USED AT THE ELEVATOR'S ENTRANCE.
THEY'RE CALLED LENTIC I'LL PRINTS.
>> >>: IT'S A VISUAL PRINT THAT GIVES YOU THIS THREE DIMENSIONAL EFFECT.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH IT.
IT'S FIT FOR WORK RATHER WELL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO PUT ALL THESE LAYERS.
WE'RE ALWAYS SAYING THE WORK IS LAYERED LIKE AN ONION, WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY WE CAN DO THAT
AND MORE IN A THIN SHEET OF ACRYLIC.
>> >>: AS ARTISTS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADD DENSITY TO THEIR WORK.
SOME OF THE BUSTS ARE CAST IN RESIN SO THEY CAN BE FILLED WITH ITEMS.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO LOOK AT, WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE VISITORS TO LINGER AROUND THE ELEVATOR.
>> >>: I THINK WE'RE INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA OF HOW DISCOVERIES HAPPEN.
>> >>: JUST LIKE IN A LIBRARY, WHERE PEOPLE GO TO FIND ONE BOOK BUT DISCOVER OTHER INTERESTING
BOOKS WHILE THERE.
>> >>: THAT'S KIND OF A COOL THING ABOUT A LIBRARY.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS YOU MAY FIND OTHER THINGS, NOT JUST WHAT YOU WERE SEEKING, AND THEREFORE
OPEN YOURSELF UP TO WORLDS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WERE THERE.
>> >>: IN THE NEW CENTRAL LIBRARY, THOSE WORLDS WON'T ONLY BE IN THE STACKS OF BOOKS, THEY'LL
BE IN THE ELEVATOR AS WELL.
ANGELA CARONE, KPBS NEWS.