New York City Subway Art Hunt

This is "Stationary Figures" by William Wegman made with Glass Mosaic in 2018 in the 23 St station.

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23rd StreetWILLIAM WEGMANStationary Figures, 2018Glass mosaicWilliam WegmanÕs Stationary Figures features eleven glass mosaic panels of his famed Weimaraner portraits. Photographed with the artistÕs deadpan sense of humor, the dogs take on human attributes, from wearing street clothes like a shiny raincoat or flannel shirt, to being grouped like passengers as they gaze into space or peer down the platform as if waiting for the train. Situated in bold blocks of color, the larger-than-life mosaic dogs are bursting into space and interacting with commuters. The mosaic fabricator, Mayer of Munich, interpreted the photographs taken for this project by meticulously transforming the facial expressions, skin textures and patterns of the dogsÕ vibrant attire into glass mosaic. Wegman has lived and worked in the neighborhood for decades, and together with his dogs Flo and her brother Topper they have created images that enliven this busy station.Speaking about the project, Wegman said, ÒI wanted to create portraits of individual characters, people who you might see next to you on the platform. For these I dressed the dogs in more or less ordinary clothes, nothing too fashionable. I was very interested in the way in which photographs, even the out of focus dogs in the background of some images, could be translated into mosaic by Mayer of Munich, who skillfully turned grey stones into grey dogs.Ó

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