6. Tom Fruin’s Water Tower
After debuting a similarly stunning plexi-glass and steel water tower at 20 Jay Street in DUMBO in 2012, artist Tom Fruin created a sculpture to adorn the roof of 334 Furman Street in Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2014. Watertower 3: RV Ingersoll, like all of Fruin’s water tower sculptures, is composed of recycled materials, just about one thousand pieces, personally gathered by the artist. The sculpture can be viewed from numerous vantage points throughout the park, from the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and New York Harbor. The translucent and colorful sculpture catches direct sunlight during the day and is illuminated at night by a solar powered system.
