Architectural Interior Art
Suspended Fabric Mobiles, Fabric Sculptures,
Tapestries, and Banner Sculptures, and
Suspended Banners
Artist and suspended sculptor Mettje Swift creates large-scale, lightweight kinetic fabric art and balanced fabric mobiles. These fabric banner sculptures are made of translucent nylon fabric over a stainless steel armature. The fabric mobiles float and turn the interior air currents, and the pure colors of the fabric react with natural and manmade light to enhance the atmosphere of interior atrium spaces. Mettje draws inspiration for the fine balance of her suspended mobile sculptures from the mobiles of Alexander Calder. Watch a slideshow.
The suspended banners, fabric sculptures and fabric mobile art are ideal for decorating atrium installations, entryways and entry spaces.
What do we call this kind of art? Fabric architectural art, architectural banners, fabric banner art and suspended sculptures, suspended banners, fabric mobiles, interior banners, floating sculptures...Whatever the term, they are light and eyecatching for decorating your atrium!
The fabric mobile sculptures are made from a number of individual elements, each hanging from varying heights, filling a space with gentle movement and color. An installation can fill large, open interior architectural spaces such as atriums, lobbies, entryways, hallways and rotundas.
Suspended installations can also include hanging fabric art or a tapestry. They serve to absorb sound as well as bring light, color and motion to the human environment.
Mettje works closely with interior designers, architects, art consultants and facility managers to design original art for site-specific public art installations.
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Suspended Tapestries Quick View |
Slide Show: Mobiles and Tapestries. Click photo to begin.
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Graceland University, The individual kinetic sculptures vary in size and shape. The hanging art is made by sculptor Mettje Swift. The translucent banner cloth is attached to geometric shapes made of fiberglass and light weight stainless steel tubing. The total area size of the atrium hanging installation is 50 feet by 50 feet by 10 feet. The hanging art decorates the Graceland University cafeteria. The artist uses abstract design for this hanging installation which is playful and adds color and motion, animating the space and making a friendly environment. |
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Balanced Fabric Mobile Sculptures, Cincinnati, Ohio Two large mobiles, each hangs from one point. The balanced fabric sculpture is sculpted of stainless steel tubing, covered in light translucent border applique sewn fabric art. The large atrium art mobiles turn softly in interior currents, the banner fabric reacts to sun, moonlight, natural and interior lighting. The fabric architectural art is kinetic, enhances the workplace design. |
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City of Alhambra, 2008, suspended balanced fabric mobile, 17 ft X 7.5 feet with stainless steel structure and light translucent nylon fabric. copyright Mettje. Represented by Jackie Ehlers Santa Monica, CA
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Birds in Flight, Crystal River Elementary School, Carbondale, Colorado. LKA Architects, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The ‘Birds in Flight’ mobile art is 7 feet X 7 feet. The ‘Butterfly with little ones’ over the stairway is 7 feet X 5 feet.
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"Sun" is a suspended, balanced Mobile in two parts. The Pueblo Convention Center logo was adapted to a mandala-like representation. The suspended sculpture hangs within the entry tower of the building. The mobile lights up at night like a beacon. |
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"Ancient Christian Religious Symbols" Banner Installation, 22 feet X 15 feet. Loyola University School of Medicine, Recreation and Fitness Center, Chicago, Illinois. Light translucent nylon banner cloth hung from a frame. |
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"Pikes Peak" is a suspended installation of landscape tapestry. The tapestry depicts a community landmark. It is structured on a stainless steel armature and hangs from three points on stainless steel cable. It is balanced in place at an angle that catches the natural lighting from the large windows. |
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