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Water Tower Sculpture Made From Sign Scraps Rises in Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Janet Upadhye | December 15, 2014 6:31pm
 Tom Fruin's latest sculpture, Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll, will be at 334 Furman St. for one year.
Tom Fruin's latest sculpture, Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll, will be at 334 Furman St. for one year.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK — A water tower sculpture made by famed artist Tom Fruin from 1,000 scraps of colorful, salvaged acrylic has popped up in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The sculpture, dubbed Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll, is the third water tower in the artist 's "Plexiglas and steel ICON series."

The most notable piece in the series is the sculpture atop 20 Jay St. in DUMBO, which can be seen from the Manhattan Bridge.

Fruin's latest work was inspired by a quilt he made in 2002 from trash found in and around the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene.

The sculpture is located atop the Brooklyn Bridge Park offices at 334 Furman St. and is made from Chinatown sign shop scrap materials and acrylic from Evonik Industries, which makes plastics in New Jersey.

It also has solar-powered panels that are timed to light up as the sun goes down.

The water tower can be seen from Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the New York Harbor along with many sites within the park.

“Brooklyn Bridge Park is the perfect combination of sky and sea, nature and dense urban environment,” Fruin said in a statement. “The curvy paths and piers in the landscaped park offer many unique vantage points for this sculpture as well as the chance to discover the piece without being directed towards it.”

Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll will be on display for one year.