By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Those driving by on Main Street will see some new public art being installed on the north side of the Hutchinson Public Library Monday.
"These are decorative laser cut panels," said Uriah Beuller, CEO of parasoleil, the artist on the project. We design and engineer and manufacture everything out in Colorado. It's an art screen, often used for signage or public art for decorative cladding on the outside of buildings. This is a system that we designed. I have a background from here in Hutch and wanted to donate something to the city. The public library has this great space here. In talking with the library board, it seemed like a great spot."
It doesn't look as big from the street as it does up close.
"It's about 16 feet high, 12 feet wide, sits off the wall about six inches or so," Beuller said. "It's engineered for wind loads and snow and everything else."
It's made of patterns folks might recognize, but not really know from where.
"It's a combination of two different patterns," Beuller said. "One is kind of inspired from mid-century modern architecture and the other pattern is inspired from the growth patterns in the sunflower. Some people call it the Fibonacci series, some people call it the golden ratio. It's a growth pattern that you see in nature a lot. It's used in this particular pattern. It seems to work well in the space. You can see it real well from both up close and driving by on Main."
Bueller was a Hutchinson resident growing up and wanted to give this art back to the community.