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Artist Bummed No One Appreciates His “Weathered Paper” Exhibit

Local abstract artist, Paul Polymer is not happy that several New Milford residents continue to trash his art installation located at the former Bank Street Coffee House. 

Polymer premiered the “Weathered Paper” exhibit soon after the revered coffee shop closed its doors in 2017. The artist’s style is focused on paper as an art form and contemporary artistic medium.

“I was attempting a clever jeux d’esprit with this project,” explained Polymer. “I guess folks just aren't smart enough to appreciate the juxtaposition between Bank Street’s historic beauty and the slowly fading, slowly deteriorating bland, brown paper.”

The brown craft paper has taken on an evolving life of its own. With the sun beating down consistently on Bank Street’s north side, the paper has slowly changed tones and now reveals captivating blotchy patches that evolve almost every week. The sun’s heat also impacts the tape that holds each sheet of paper. After several years, the paper is sluggishly peeling away from the glass as if to tease passersby about what might actually happen inside someday.

If you haven’t yet experienced Polymer’s work in person, there is no rush. It is slated to remain in place indefinitely.