Tom Fruin Water Tower Roof

This morning the artwork was hoisted onto the roof by a crane and installed atop the steel platform upon which the building s original wooden water tower once sat.

Tom fruin water tower roof.

Brooklyn bridge park in partnership with tom fruin studio is pleased to present watertower 3. Fresh produce paul loya gallery may 28 june 18 2016. Tom fruin and watertower known for his large scale installations fruin most commonly uses steel and highly colored plexiglass to create monumental sculptures referencing local building structures. Rooftop water towers come in four tom fruin inspired all stained glass patterns and four stained glass pattern body with copper tops.

Objects and everyday goods mike weiss gallery february 4 march 26 2016. New york ny group show. Lake nona fl lakehouse 2016 permanent sculpture. Tom fruin studio is pleased to present watertower a new sculptural artwork by brooklyn artist tom fruin.

Last week a colorful new water tower perched on the top of a roof in dumbo caught my attention. Watertower 3 will light up the sky starting tonight and be on view on the roof of 334 furman street near pier 5 for one year. Tom fruin water tower on greenpoint beer ale s roof deck known for its citra mosaic simcoe and rare galaxy hops all the way from australia the instant credibility is everything a modern ipa beer should be. For the us premiere of his internationally recognized icon series fruin has created a monumental water tower sculpture in colorful salvaged plexiglas and steel.

For fans of the look of aging water towers the towers also come in the original ea worn metal design faded old wood and white freshly repainted wood. So has weiss admittedly who can t help but smile mischievously as he reminisces about that seminal year in operation when a younger wilder fruin would guide the developing art world magnate across a diverse urban landscape on seedy scavenger hunts for discarded. This after fruin has been. He describes his drive to make art that is publicly accessible as well as sustainable by working with reclaimed materials and alternative energy.

Watertower is the creation of artist tom fruin. Ingersoll a new solar powered sculpture by brooklyn artist tom fruin. For the water tower on the roof of the main building of brooklyn bridge park fruin used roughly 1 000 scraps of the brand acrylic glass. Brooklyn ny watertower 5.

Plexiglas offers the most dynamic and interesting colors to accurately reflect the vibrancy and variety of colors of the city comments fruin.