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Fountains and sculptures by Michael Gitter
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Welcome to Fountation - a showcase of my fountains. - Browse through the gallery using your mouse wheel or the slider bar.<br>Click on the image for more detailed descriptions and additional photos. Also look below for videos and links to my other photo galleries. <b>Home For Sale</b> (2008) - This sign was inspired by "Home Sweet Home" pillows and wall hangings many of us remember from our childhoods.<br> Hand-cross-stitched complete with an apple pie, a red heart and other happy suburban icons complete the image. However Instead of sweet message,<br> this one reads HOME FOR SALE/ FORECLOSURE and hangs from a "hangman's" frame. This is an unsettling <br>reminder about loss, and loss of innocence during these tough times. (approx 2m tall). <b>$1100</b>. <b>Colored Disk Tree Fountain II</b> (2008) - Water cascades down a series<br> of 4 spires over flat circular steel plates. Painted steel and water. (approx 1m tall)<br><br><br> <b>"Death of Disco" Ball Fountain</b> (2008) - Water comes out of the top of a disco ball<br> made up of broken shards of mirror. mirror, steel, plastic, epoxy, water (1m ball + 2m pole)<br><br><br> <b>Red Hands Fountain</b> (2008) - Water silently and gently pours from one hand<br> to the other and into the basin. Glazed ceramic, steel, water. (Less than 1m tall)<br><br><br> <b>Drinking Fountain</b> (2008) - 5 spigots provide the flow of water from the top of through<br> a series of channels and steps into the elementary school drinking fountain below. <br>Painted steel, water spouts, wall mounted fountain, water. (2m high x 1.2m wide)<br><br> <b>Stacked Cubes Fountain</b> (2008) - Three unfinished steel cubes are stacked on top of each other. Water marks and rust<br> will appear over time, adding interesting and unpredictable characteristics to the symmetrical cubes. Steel, and water (1m tall)<br><br><br> <b>Powercube</b> (2008) - Live electrical outlets for use by the viewers stress the importance of "recharging" in our lives, making this <br>an interactive, entertaining as well as functional art piece. Steel, wood, electrical outlets, plastic (approx 1m square on 2m floor base)<br><br><br> <b>Red Fountain</b> - Computer image. Designed to appear flowing even without water, this concept piece <br>is a bright, shiny red contrast to the clear, flowing water it contains. Fiberglass, steel, water. (approx 2.5m when fabricated)<br><br><br> <b>Water Pistol Tower</b> - Computer image. Colorful toy pistols brighten up the clear cylinder of water<br> that provides the water flow. It is a juxtaposition of a "toy" and the seriousness of "gunplay". <br>Plexiglas, plastic toys,flexible tubing, metal, water. (approx 2m when fabricated)<br><br> <b>Colored Disk Tree Fountain I</b> (2008) - Water cascades over flat circular steel red and orange disks. Painted steel and water (approx 1m tall)<br><br><br><br> <b>Rusty Towers Fountain</b> (2007) - Water from the top spire overflows into the symmetrical spires on either side. <br>Natural, unfinished steel gives it a "rust"-ic look. Steel and water. (approx 1.5m tall)<br><br><br> <b>Flexible Tube Fountain</b> (2006) Stainless steel spine is concealed within a clear flex tube.<br> Water pours from the center of the flexible tube, and cascades down the inside walls of the clear tube to the bottom.<br> The entire fountain is flexible, and because the water is self contained, it can be placed in many spaces.<br> There is high water flow, but no splash or sound. Stainless steel flex tube, clear tube, water. (3m high) <b>NYC Smokes!</b> (2008) - NYC Steam pipe re-branded as a cigarette Plastic, and adhesive vinyl. (approx 2m tall)<br><br><br><br> <b>I-Beam Fountain</b> (2008) - Water descending from either side of this i-beam fountain provides<br> both a soothing stream effect on one side, and a crashing waterfall effect on the other. Steel and water. <br>(1m tall maquette superimposed in a computer image to represent the final piece which will be approximately 3m tall)<br><br> <b>Beam Fountain 2</b> (under construction) - Water will descend from the top of this I-beam fountain providing a balance between the hard raw steel and the soft flowing water. Steel and water. (will be approximately 3m tall)<br><br><br> <b>Double Basin S-Shaped Fountain</b> (concept piece) - A single wall of s-shaped steel will have large circular cut-outs which will become the basins for this symmetrical fountain. While this early computer rendering shows the piece on a pedestal base, I have now determined that the piece would be more interesting if the fountain were placed at ground level. Finish will either be raw steel or mirror polish. (Approximately 3m tall).<br><br> <b>Stairs Fountain</b> (2008) - A drinking fountain mounted on its side makes for an interesting<br> sculptural effect as the water that comes from the spigot on the fountain on top, "walks" down<br> the rows of slate steps to the bottom. Steel, slate water. (1.5m tall)<br><br>
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