By
Paul Matzner
Piece description from the artist
The Milwaukee Art Museum addition designed by Santiago Calatrava is an iconic building located next to Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
From the MAM website:
"The Museum’s signature wings, the Burke Brise Soleil, form a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan. The brise soleil is made up of 72 steel fins, ranging in length from 26 to 105 feet. The entire structure weighs 90 tons. It takes 3.5 minutes for the wings to open or close. Sensors on the fins continually monitor wind speed and direction, so when winds exceed 23 mph for more than 3 seconds, the wings close automatically.
According to Santiago Calatrava, the Quadracci Pavilion’s design “responds to the culture of the lake: the sailboats, the weather, the sense of motion and change.” And “in the crowning element of the brise soleil,” he stated, “the building’s form is at once formal (completing the composition), functional (controlling the level of light), symbolic (opening to welcome visitors), and iconic (creating a memorable image for the Museum and the city).”
Paul Matzner believes that life is full of discovery and he hopes viewers experience that in his photography.
Father, husband, dog owner, photographer, music lover, … Paul has lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin all his life but has traveled to the South Pacific, Western Europe, South America, and 48 states of the USA. He also spent time in New York City each year from 2008 – 2018 to do street photography, and published a “coffee-table” book in 2020 called Seeing You In New York.
His fine art photography has been juried into numerous shows in the United States, and his work is in the collection of the Racine Art Museum. His editorial stock images have been licensed through Alamy for many publications, textbooks, and corporate websites.
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