While bopping around NY last week Tom Fruin’s monumental sculpture, Watertower, caught my eye as it sat dazzling high upon a water tower platform located in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
The mosaic design consists of about 1,000 scraps of plexiglass that were retrieved from all over New York City, ranging from old sign shops to closed-down artist studios and various warehouses.
His website explains, “This project is the fourth work in the plexiglas and steel patchwork Icon series which features scavenged, reclaimed, and recycled materials constructed into sculptural tributes to architectural icons around the world, from the obelisco of Buenos Aires, to the kolonihavehuse of Copenhagen.” The Watertower design is filled with vibrant colors that glitter with sunlight during the day and, starting on June 7, will glow with daily light shows that begin at dusk and will feature Arduino-controlled internal light sequences designed by Ryan Holsopple.
You can view this stunning public installation from Lower Manhattan, FDR Drive, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
Pretty rad, ay?
Photos and source: Robert Banat and My Modern Met
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This is so beautiful! Reminds me of church windows.
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Gorgeous!
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Amazing work!
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LOVE the watertower!!
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omg i have to go see that!
thanks for sharing these beautiful pics.
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This is just so pretty! Especially the night view
lovely photos! 🙂
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this looks awesome, I have to walk the BK Bridge soon to see it!
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I'm just amazed by Tom Fruin's water tower. I've seen it before, but I didn't know that it was created from some many different scraps of plexiglass all around New York. That makes it all the more special. I wish I could see the light shows. How wonderful!
It's such a fabulous idea to make water towers more visually appealing! Love this.
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Great pics!!!
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this looks amazing. such beautiful shots! i'm visiting NY for the 1st time this coming November– I hope to see this!!!
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So beautiful
This is simply brilliant!
oh my god, that is great. it's perfect for a photoshoot 🙂
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Amazing outfit..
You are beautiful !
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WOW. The first picture is just.. amaziiing
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Cool!
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It's an amazing work, i like when artist installs their art in the city, it's the real place of it
What an amazing way to recycle discarded bits and brighten up the landscape. I wish it wasn't so far away, I would love to see this in person!