04/07/2022
Last weeks installation was a success!
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A sneak preview of the final installation of Markus Haase’s monumental Cloud Series light sculpture “Stratus.” "Stratus" was commissioned for The Cortland, Related Companies’ new waterfront condominiums that span the block between 22nd and 23rd streets along the Westside highway in New York City. The over 60 ft long by 8 ft wide bronze, onyx and LED suspended sculpture will welcome residents in the double lobby. Suspended from a white gold leafed ceiling at varying levels, the installation is composed of tiered, interconnected bronze and onyx “vines” and “rings” embedded with LEDs. Haase’s “Stratus” creates a warm sweeping landscape of radiant, sculpted light. Haase is the only artist working today, creating this one-of-a-kind bespoke lighting in bronze. Rather than using the material casting as a mechanism for producing multiples, each of Haase’s bronze and onyx light sculptures is completely unique. Each component is hand-carved as a foam model to be cast in bronze in his studio using the “lost mould” method. Finally, hand-carved onyx is set in the bronze like jewelry, diffusing the internal LEDs.
