Posted in art & photography, tagged a promise is a cloud, brooklyn, brooklyn sculpture, downtown brooklyn, metrotech, Ohad Meromi, photography, public art fund, public art nyc on February 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This is Ohad Meromi’s sculpture from the show “A Promise is a Cloud.” At Metrotech until November 2012, the pieces, as described in the accompanying text, are about potential and transformation. In person, in artwork comes off better than in photographs. It’s a good show, so I’d recommend a detour if you are in the area.
Posted in art & photography, tagged art at metrotech, brooklyn, metrotech, photography, public art fund, soft futures, total recall art show on December 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Because of its proximity to the Metrotech Christmas tree, Matt Sheridan Smith’s inflatable sculpture “Soft Futures (price has no memory)” at first seems holiday-like. In fact, it’s about publicly traded commodities – wheat, coffee, wool, and canola oil – and our desire to control and predict their performance. The piece is part of “Total Recall,” the winter exhibit at Metrotech presented by the Public Art Fund.
Posted in art & photography, tagged art at metrotech, brooklyn, Dominick Talvacchio, double take metrotech, lamp post brooklyn, Matt Irie, metrotech, photography, public art fund, public sculpture brooklyn on August 30, 2010| 1 Comment »
“Lamp Post” is part of Public Art Fund’s sculpture show Double Take at Metrotech. Created by Matt Irie and Dominick Talvacchio, the light functions after dark, though few are around to see it then, this time of year. It will be on view until September 10, 2010.
Posted in art & photography, Misc, tagged art at metrotech, brooklyn, Christian de Vietri, downtown brooklyn, metrotech, metrotech waffle, photography, public art fund, public sculpture brooklyn on June 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Last year, Metrotech had the waffle, this year it’s “The Gathering,” a sculpture by Christian de Vietri made of individually cast aluminum sticks. The bonfire-to-be is interesting, but comes across as restrained, given the large grassy area on which it sits.
Posted in art & photography, tagged art, bagel, brooklyn, installation, jay st, metrotech, nyc, photography, public art fund, sculpture, summer, tony feher on January 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
(With apologies to Tennessee Williams.) Few go out of their way to visit Metrotech, so when you find yourself there looking at a great installation, it’s a surprise that can almost take your breath away. With 3-6 inches of snow predicted, I am remembering fondly an oppressively hot Saturday when a friend from out of town and I were sitting on the benches under the trees eating scrambled egg on bagel sandwiches (unavailable anywhere else in the US according to her) when we looked up and noticed the artwork.
Tony Feher’s piece, A Little Bird Told Me, consisted of plastic water bottles partly filled with red liquid draped above reach over branches of seven trees. The bright bottles looked fruitlike, as if they belonged there, despite their obvious artificialness. Not quite cartoonish, the colorful bottles were a playful presence.
The Public Art Fund does an outstanding job putting together art shows at Metrotech. Say the heck with the weather. Take a detour, especially on a weekend, when it’s deserted, to see what’s on display.
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