Public Art Analysis

For my project, I decided to use the large selection of stained glass mosaics at the Broadway Junction train station (The Canarsie Line) as my basis for the public artwork. Out of around 75 pieces of artwork, I chose to do one of the ones towards the end, which doesn’t have a name due to it being part of a collection of artwork. The rest of the collection are on either side of the escalators at the station. The collection they are all a part of is the Brooklyn, New Morning collection made by Al Loving. These were all made during 2001. Since the artwork does not have a name, its description helps to distinguish it from the many other pieces of works that is in the collection. There is no realistic subject, so it more of an abstract work of art made entirely out of shapes. The most prominent figures in the stained glass are spirals. To be exact, there are 3 spirals, 2 of which are considerably large, taking up most of the window, while the other …show more content…
The reason being is that the smallest spiral could represent the sun since it seems to be more vibrant than the rest of the spirals. The blue background complements the other spirals making it seem as if the spirals were laying on an ocean of some sort. Additionally, since the spirals are the main focus in the picture, they could represent progress or growth since the spirals start off small and continuously unwinds, making it seem as if they are getting bigger. All in all, the artwork sets a positive mood since there are no colors that are too grim and it is generally bright. The texture is also smooth since it was made out of glass, with bumps only on the lines that segmented the spirals. Certain parts of the spirals that are brighter than the other could have multiple meanings, but I feel that they are there to add to the vibrancy of the mosaic, creating different patterns when sunlight passes through