Fred Di Frenzi’s Out Out Damn Spot takes it’s title from the Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth. In Macbeth, the wife of the titular character expresses remorse for having her husband murder the king, ultimately driving her to the brink of insanity. During an episode of sleepwalking, she imagines seeing a growing spot of the king’s blood on her hand.
Gift of Donald and Carol Wiiken
This close-up view of Italian master Lucio Bubacco’s Devil Holding Flower betrays a level of detail unrivaled amongst his contemporaries. From the sinewy definition of the abdominal muscles to the fine characteristics of the fingers and flower, Bubacco’s artistry serves to model the human figure in gesture in movement.
On loan from the collection of Jill Pelisek
Austin, Texas-based artist Patrick Wadley used the sandblasting technique to apply vivid figurative forms to blown glass vessels and window/plate glass. The imagery of this untitled piece, featuring two humanoid forms and multiple detached hands, suggests a cry for aid, understanding or acceptance.
Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
“Desire, energy, passion – I can love and hate all at the same time. I’m both argumentative and totally committed. With glass, everything is possible. It’s immediate, intense, demanding; never is it just plain old glass. I use it to paint on and tell tales. I have no rules, and I allow my instinctive feelings to take me wherever they want.” – Ulrica Hydman Vallien
On loan from the collection of Bonnie Marx
Performing arts such as music, theatre and ballet are often considered to be cathartic outlets for expression of feelings and emotion. Influenced by ten years of studying dancers in New York, Milon Townsend’s flameworked sculptures focus on the depiction of movement as it relates to the performing arts.
Museum purchase in memory of Joan B. Leech
Even more so during times of social distancing, Lisabeth Sterling’s cameo carved glass vessel White Light from the Void evokes a sense of the important role interpersonal relationships play in regards human to human wellness. “The stuff of human relationships – man to woman, child to parent, young to old, human to animal, the individual to the group – seem to be close to Sterling’s heart, and the various small pleasures and endemic frustrations of them get played out across these surfaces.” – James Yood (1952-2018)
On loan from the collection of Jill Pelisek.
Largely influenced by her interest in human nature and the interrelationship of humans, nature and industry, Alexis Silk’s work explores objectification, body stereotypes, perceptual boxes and sexuality as strength.
On loan from the collection of Anthony and Susan Grosch
“My work is influenced by man’s reaction and adaptation to the society in which he lives. We live in a world that grows more complex and difficult to comprehend, with its tensions and temptations that pulls us in different directions. I devise surreal settings showing how we try to cope with the very limited and purely imagined space that we have created for ourselves.” – David Reekie
Gift of Jeffrey Stevens
