The Fort Wayne Electric Works and Do it Best Corp. Lighting Ceremony was an incredible celebration of Fort Wayne's newest landmark. So many people have advocated and pushed for this moment while the talents of Weigand Construction and Graycraft Signs Plus of Warsaw made this moment happen. The entire city of Fort Wayne is grateful that our city's new gem now glows.
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Cirrus Condos Featured in Forbes Magazine
Pretty incredible when Maxamillian Studio project is featured in Forbes Magazine!
"Because Cirrus will forever change Chicago’s lakefront skyline, a lot of thought went into the impression the tower will make both from a distance and as people approach the building,” explains Ted Weldon, the Chicago Executive General Manager of Lendlease. Read more on Cirrus' design in 'Why Fabulous Foyers Should Be De Rigueur' http://bit.ly/2PrJ4mC
Curbed Chicago: Two Lakeshore East residential towers target summer construction start
I'm so grateful to Thomas Kerwin and bKL Architecture for the incredible opportunity to contribute to the Lake Shore East's Cirrus, an incredible development by LendLease and Magellan Development. So thankful for the talents and friendship of Troy Walsh (Drone Media Chicago) for his drone skills. More to come from Maxamillian Studio!
To learn more about this development visit: https://cirruscondos.com
Input Fort Wayne: How is northeast Indiana developing world-class talent?
It was an honor to be interviewed by the very talented Kara Hackett for Input Fort Wayne. The piece looks back to my own development, my adventures as an award winning educator at FWMoA and a bit about my truly amazing "kids”.
It also shares the birth of Maxamillian Studio with Donald Martiny's life altering One World Trade Art Commission, followed by the opportunity to share the beautiful visions behind the amazing work of Thomas Kerwin and his bKL Architecture LLC team. Last is a beautiful introduction to an upcoming feature about the inspiring work of famed children's authors Patricia and Fred McKissack Sr (with the help of Fred McKissack Jr.).
http://www.inputfortwayne.com/features/northeast-indiana-creative-talent.aspx
Input Fort Wayne has some other incredible stories about the amazing people and incredible changes developing here in the Fort. Take a look:http://www.inputfortwayne.com/
Hines Global shares Wolf Point West across Multiple Social Media Platforms
You know you have arrived when Hines Global shares Maxamillian Studio's video production with the world and across multiple social media platforms. Hines is one of the largest and most respected real estate organizations in the world.
So honored that bKL Architecture gave us the opportunity to tell their story about their vision and creative process for Wolf Point West with the help of the very talented Drone Media Chicago.
See their posts in the links below:
Chicago Architecture: bKL Looks Back at GEMS World Academy Building One
bKL Architecture has posted a new video on its YouTube channel, highlighting the GEMS World Academy school building. It’s the first of two GEMS buildings that will eventually be located in the New East Side. The second will be adjacent to the first building, but face Wacker Drive and the Chicago River instead of Lakeshore East Park.
Scholastic Art Magazine: Grand Gestures of Hope
Donald Martiny creates monumental gesture paintings that break the traditional rectangle frame. His majestic brushstrokes exist in the same space as the viewer, inviting the viewer into the painting. Martiny created two site-specific gesture paintings for One World Trade Center, a famous building in lower Manhattan. They energize the lobby, contributing to the iconic building’s hopeful legacy.
http://art.scholastic.com/news/2016/05/grand-gestures-of-hope
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20160531095224/http://art.scholastic.com/News-and-Notes/2016/05/Grand-Gestures-of-Hope
Fort Wayne Magazine: Artist storyteller
The installation of a stunning pair of paintings in the lobby of One World Trade Center in New York City was documented by local videographer Max Meyer, who said he wanted to capture the story of the man whose giant brushstrokes imbue that special space with color. In doing so, he created a new business that now offers video storytelling to artists nationwide.
Meyer spent four weeks this past fall filming artist Donald Martiny as he crafted a pair of giant brushstrokes, in hues of blues and greens and peaches and whites, that were installed on the ground floor of the newly opened One World Trade Center.
WBOI Interview: The Art Of Storytelling: An Interview With Fort Wayne Filmmaker Max Meyer
Max Meyer is Director of Children's Education at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Regional Director of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
He's driven by a dual passion for people and storytelling, and recently added another dimension to his creativity, with a film company he calls Maxamillian Studio.
http://wboi.org/post/art-storytelling-interview-fort-wayne-filmmaker-max-meyer
Donald Martiny Film included in Artsy
For the past two months, the lobby of the south entrance to One World Trade Center has served as the studio of artist Donald Martiny. The North Carolina-based artist was commissioned to create two giant sculptural brushstroke paintings for permanent installation there, and so he went to work right in front of the people that traverse the building daily.