slideshow: local art adorns inside, out of the new westin hotel

Bob Perkoski Thursday, June 05, 2014

The new Westin Hotel in downtown Cleveland, which opened a few weeks ago, features more than 1,500 works of art by local artists. The exterior of the hotel offers both visitors and passersby a view of a 30-foot mural of the Cuyahoga River Valley, while the lobby contains a large art installation called "Cellular," a wooden mosaic designed by artist Olga Ziemska.

In this slideshow, Fresh Water photographer Bob Perkoski offers a visual tour of some of the artwork.

For more information on how Westin Hotel partnered with Cleveland artists, read this article by Lee Chilcote.

Westin Hotel Downtown Cleveland from Fresh Water Cleveland on Vimeo.
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About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.

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