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Brooklyn

Graham Caldwell

Polychromatic Landscape

2021

Graham Caldwell, Polychromatic Landscape , 2021, iridescent glass and epoxy clay, East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn​ Polychromatic Landscape is a site-specific sculpture created by artist Graham Caldwell for the lobby of East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn. It is made of 25 separate panels fabricated from hand-cut pieces of iridescent black glass and epoxy clay. Individual, glass geometric shapes were joined together to form complex panels that interlock like puzzle pieces to form a continuous whole, with no beginning and no end. The way the panels are fabricated to fit together is meant by the artist as a metaphor for the school, its student body, and a sense of belonging. Each student is their own person with their own unique qualities, yet part of the larger whole at the same time. It is a visual representation of when individuals come together, amazing things can happen. The artwork is inspired by three-dimensional relief maps of mountain ranges, where bumpy textures represent vast land formations which could never be seen all at once. These relief maps provide an exciting view of the Earth, as if the viewer were looking down from a hot air balloon. A couple of shapes hidden within this landscape reference local sites for those who search them out. The iridescent glass of Polychromatic Landscape reflects the people passing below and the surrounding architectural environment, as well as other portions of the artwork. With its reflective quality, the piece will be ever-changing depending on what and who is in its vicinity, always reflecting the present. Graham Caldwell, Polychromatic Landscape , 2021, iridescent glass and epoxy clay, East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn​ Polychromatic Landscape is a site-specific sculpture created by artist Graham Caldwell for the lobby of East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn. It is made of 25 separate panels fabricated from hand-cut pieces of iridescent black glass and epoxy clay. Individual, glass geometric shapes were joined together to form complex panels that interlock like puzzle pieces to form a continuous whole, with no beginning and no end. The way the panels are fabricated to fit together is meant by the artist as a metaphor for the school, its student body, and a sense of belonging. Each student is their own person with their own unique qualities, yet part of the larger whole at the same time. It is a visual representation of when individuals come together, amazing things can happen. The artwork is inspired by three-dimensional relief maps of mountain ranges, where bumpy textures represent vast land formations which could never be seen all at once. These relief maps provide an exciting view of the Earth, as if the viewer were looking down from a hot air balloon. A couple of shapes hidden within this landscape reference local sites for those who search them out. The iridescent glass of Polychromatic Landscape reflects the people passing below and the surrounding architectural environment, as well as other portions of the artwork. With its reflective quality, the piece will be ever-changing depending on what and who is in its vicinity, always reflecting the present.

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Graham Caldwell, Polychromatic Landscape , 2021, iridescent glass and epoxy clay, East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn​ Polychromatic Landscape is a site-specific sculpture created by artist Graham Caldwell for the lobby of East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn. It is made of 25 separate panels fabricated from hand-cut pieces of iridescent black glass and epoxy clay. Individual, glass geometric shapes were joined together to form complex panels that interlock like puzzle pieces to form a continuous whole, with no beginning and no end. The way the panels are fabricated to fit together is meant by the artist as a metaphor for the school, its student body, and a sense of belonging. Each student is their own person with their own unique qualities, yet part of the larger whole at the same time. It is a visual representation of when individuals come together, amazing things can happen. The artwork is inspired by three-dimensional relief maps of mountain ranges, where bumpy textures represent vast land formations which could never be seen all at once. These relief maps provide an exciting view of the Earth, as if the viewer were looking down from a hot air balloon. A couple of shapes hidden within this landscape reference local sites for those who search them out. The iridescent glass of Polychromatic Landscape reflects the people passing below and the surrounding architectural environment, as well as other portions of the artwork. With its reflective quality, the piece will be ever-changing depending on what and who is in its vicinity, always reflecting the present. Graham Caldwell, Polychromatic Landscape , 2021, iridescent glass and epoxy clay, East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn​ Polychromatic Landscape is a site-specific sculpture created by artist Graham Caldwell for the lobby of East New York Family Academy, Brooklyn. It is made of 25 separate panels fabricated from hand-cut pieces of iridescent black glass and epoxy clay. Individual, glass geometric shapes were joined together to form complex panels that interlock like puzzle pieces to form a continuous whole, with no beginning and no end. The way the panels are fabricated to fit together is meant by the artist as a metaphor for the school, its student body, and a sense of belonging. Each student is their own person with their own unique qualities, yet part of the larger whole at the same time. It is a visual representation of when individuals come together, amazing things can happen. The artwork is inspired by three-dimensional relief maps of mountain ranges, where bumpy textures represent vast land formations which could never be seen all at once. These relief maps provide an exciting view of the Earth, as if the viewer were looking down from a hot air balloon. A couple of shapes hidden within this landscape reference local sites for those who search them out. The iridescent glass of Polychromatic Landscape reflects the people passing below and the surrounding architectural environment, as well as other portions of the artwork. With its reflective quality, the piece will be ever-changing depending on what and who is in its vicinity, always reflecting the present. Polychromatic Landscape Brooklyn 2021 Graham Caldwell