Brooklyn's Glowing Glass Water Tower - Public Art

Brooklyn's Glowing Glass Water Tower - Public Art - Dora Sofia Caputo
Born in L.A. and now based in New York, artist Tom Fruin created a recent... more

by Dora Sofia Caputo

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Brooklyn's Glowing Glass Water Tower - Public Art

Artist

Dora Sofia Caputo

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Photograph - Photographs

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Brooklyn's Glowing Glass Water Tower - Public Art - Dora Sofia Caputo
Born in L.A. and now based in New York, artist Tom Fruin created a recent installation that adds a little sparkle to the already dazzling Brooklyn skyline. His monumental sculpture, Watertower, is built out of salvaged plexiglass and steel, and is mounted 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.
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Delighted that my image Brooklyn's Glowing Glass Water Tower won First Place in the Roadside Water Towers Contest - May 2022. My appreciation to those members who voted for my entry.
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First Place winner in the Water Towers from Around The World Contest, July 2021, sponsored by the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group.
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May 20th, 2016