By
Lauri Novak
Piece description from the artist
This wide-angle photograph captures the dramatic and unique architecture of the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Santiago Calatrava. The image is a broad view from across a street or plaza, showing the museum's striking main entrance.
The building is dominated by its "Burke Brise Soleil," the two large, wing-like structures that give the museum its iconic look. They are spread wide open, creating a dynamic, bird-in-flight silhouette against a cloudy but bright sky.
A long, curved pedestrian bridge, the Reiman Bridge, extends from the foreground to the main entrance of the building. The bridge's clean, white lines and its cables mimic the design of the wings, and its mast stands tall as a central point of the composition. In the foreground, there is a grassy area with a manicured hedge, and a streetlamp on the far left, providing a sense of scale. The entire scene showcases the museum as a harmonious blend of sculpture, architecture, and engineering, set against the backdrop of the sky and the lakefront.
Lauri Novak is an award-winning fine art photographer, mentor and author based outside of Chicago. She has an eye for photographing architecture, traveling as much as possible and just wandering in nature with her camera.
Having grown up within an hour of one of the most architecturally rich cities sparked an interest in architecture early in her life that has been a recurring theme in her work over the years. The camera was ever-present in her life growing up in one form or another, including the many family vacation photos that were taken by her mother. Lauri received her first camera when she was ten. Since then the world has opened up to her through her view-finder and has brought into focus many of the details in life that are often overlooked.
Traveling was also a big part of her life. Her family went somewhere new every year which allowed Lauri to see different parts of the country, different cities and landscapes across the United States. This opened up so many opportunities for photographs and the wandering spirit which is part of who she is to this day. On her own, she traveled overseas and discovered different cultures, amazing historical architecture and the incredible beauty that is everywhere in this world. All the while capturing what she saw with her camera.
One of the questions Lauri is asked most often both by viewers of her work and other photographers is, “How did you see that?”. She works hard to show different perspectives, unique angles and the everyday details of a wide variety of subjects.
Lauri also has a passion for helping others, offers mentorships and runs an online SEE! Photography community for other photographers. She also shares her inspiration and motivational tips for photographers as an author at Photofocus.com.
Her work has been featured in Our USA Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Kane County Chronicle and on WGN-TV. She has had images in several galleries in Chicago, Minneapolis and as part of an international exhibition in Barcelona. Lauri’s work is displayed in hospitals, businesses and hotels around the world.
You can find more of her work at laurinovak.com
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