''Pattern'' is a temporary, site-specific
public artwork by
American
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artist
Paula Schulze, located on the exterior of the former
A.O. Smith
A. O. Smith Corporation is an American manufacturer of both residential and commercial water heaters and boilers and the largest manufacturer and marketer of water heaters in North America. It also supplies water treatment products in the Asian ...
office building near West Hopkins Street and North 27th Street in the city of
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The artwork, which consists of a series of curved, orange patterns painted on wood panels, was installed in September 2010.
''Pattern'' is located on the edge of a large industrial site that had been operated by A.O. Smith and
Tower Automotive
Tower International is a manufacturer of automotive structural metal components and assemblies primarily serving original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). Tower International supply body-structure stampings, frame and other chassis structures ...
that is now under redevelopment. The brick building had been boarded up, and Schulze's design was mounted over the plywood covering the building's windows. Schulze is one of five Milwaukee artists commissioned by a nonprofit visual art presenter called IN:SITE to install temporary artworks at this location in cooperation with the 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation.
Other participating artists are Marly Gisser, Sarah Luther, Colin Matthes, and Marla Sanvick.
Schulze is primarily a
printmaker
Printmaking is the process of creating work of art, artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand proce ...
. ''Pattern'' is her second temporary public art installation presented through IN:SITE.
[http://paulaschulze.com/about.php, Schulze website.]
References
Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee
2010 sculptures
Wooden sculptures in Wisconsin
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