Springtime is finally approaching
after a very long, cold winter season and what could be a better way to welcome
it than with images of bright blue clouds? That’s exactly what you’ll see with
Olaf Bruening’s latest installation Clouds
in Central Park. These nearly 35 feet tall works stand on the corner of East
60th Street and Fifth Avenue. They consist of six bright blue polished and
painted aluminum pieces cut into shapes of clouds. Bruening’s inspiration came
from photograph he took during a 2008 trip to Italy, where he used cranes and
cherry pickers to raise large blue drawings of clouds in the air.
As an artist who works with many
different types of medium, Bruening is best known for stretching his
imagination and leading his viewers into a world that focuses on the lighter
side of life and exploring new hopes and dreams.
Bruening has displayed his work at
many public sites in the past and
many solo and group exhibitions around the world. He says that he is “very
proud to be able to show my work in a prime New York location like [Central
Park]. I love this city and it is since 14 years my hometown.” Clouds is curated by Andria Hickey and
supported by the Public Art Fund. It will be on display at Central Park through
Aug. 4th.
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