Paul Baylock
Factory Windows
2018
Factory Windows is a sculptural installation comprised of original windows from the Landers, Frary & Clark factory in New Britain, Connecticut that the artist acquired while renting a studio in the abandoned factory. The sculptural installation reflects the industrial past of Connecticut. During the early part of the 20th century, New Britain was known as the "Hardware City” and the "Hardware Capital of the World.” Major manufacturers, such as Stanley Tool, Fafnir, Emhart, and Landers, Frary & Clark were headquartered in New Britain, producing tools that were sold worldwide. The artist sandblasted, painted and altered the window frames inserting motifs in cutout panels that honor the worker and the tools produced by their labor.
About the Artist
Paul Baylock has exhibited his paintings and sculptures in his solo exhibition New/Now at the New Britain Museum of American Art, and at the Silvermine Art Center, the Hillstead Museum, and Central Connecticut State University. Paul Baylock has been involved with the New Britain Art League for over a decade, and the League’s President since 2008. Baylock taught art in New Britain public schools at the middle and high school level for 38 years, until retiring in 2012.