Anyone who knows me, or who has been following this blog for any length of time, will be familiar with my interest in creating art glass installations for interfaith chapels and meditation rooms, largely in the realm of health care.
Sometimes there is a long delay between the time a piece is completed and when it is professionally photographed. So, I’m pleased to finally share this photo of the suspended art glass panels I created for the Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) back in 2017.
When you think back to sculptures from Greek and Roman antiquity that you’ve seen in art history books or museums, you probably think of white marble (or maybe a kind of unremarkable light gray), right? The image above is a prime example.
But did you know most of these sculptures were once painted in vivid colors?
As I noted in a recent post, I recently started a new “Themes and Variations” page on this website, where you can compare other such studies with their final installations. Here is a set of DNA inspired glass art studies developed for the ARIAD Pharmaceuticals complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Anyone familiar with my work knows that I create installations for hospitals and other healthcare-related facilities; so I’m always interested to follow what other artists are doing in these settings. Recently, I was particularly intrigued to learn about this colorful art installation by the Massachusetts-based artist Christopher Janney, which is slated to open this fall at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Yours truly (center) with architects Mitch Hirsch (L) and César Pelli (R) of Pelli Clarke Pelli, deep in a public art planning process.
Shortly after finishing my last post about the differences between gallery work and public art, I stumbled upon this scathing critique of the state of contemporary public art, with a particular focus on work created through “1% for Art” programs across the United States.
Contemporary stained glass window by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gens (photo: Peter Aaron / Esto via eldridgestreet.org)
One of New York City’s most beautiful (but perhaps lesser known) gems is the remarkable contemporary stained glass window that artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gens created for the Eldridge Street Synagogue, now known as the Museum at Eldridge Street.
The “Rivera Court” at the Detroit Institute of Arts (via DIA Photography blog)
Last summer, I visited Michigan and had the pleasure of spending a day at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), a museum which has garnered all kinds of media attention recently as large portions of its collection face the controversial threat of sale.