From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
Though our Indiana arts community was not directly impacted by Hurricane Helene, our #fwmoa art community was. Learn more about Alex Bernstein, Bernstein Glass, and how to help in this blog post by Sue Slick:
There's a lot of science behind borosilicate (and, really, all) glass sculpture! Delve into this #STEAM post and see the works #nowonview at #fwmoa!
Walk like a robot! Education Assistant Naomi Vanderleest is #playingfavorites with this Dan Dailey sculpture at #fwmoa. As she leads school tours, she asks her group to show and tell how this figure would move. What do you think?
Vivian Wang turns her textiles to glass in this sculpture #nowonview at #fwmoa!
Kreg Kallenberger describes himself as a "landscape illusionist and painter" through glass. See how he explores landscape through refraction and reflection, showcasing the manipulation of of imagery with light, in this #nowonview by Jenna Gilley.
Now on View, take a close look at this sculptural glass vase by Hiroshi Yamano. Influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints, Assoc. Curator of Special Collections Lauren Wolfer walks us through the visual nuances of this recently collected work.
If you know anything about #fwmoa President and CEO Charles Shepard, it's probably that he loves glass. Here, he shines a light on the magic behind the glass of sculptor/artist Wilfried Grootens.
In like a lion, out like a lamb? As the weather begins to warm, we're reminded of our glass lion by Czech artist Věra Lišková, a newly acquired glass treasure as #fwmoa continues to grow its glass collection.
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! A curator who works primarily with the permanent collection, Lauren Wolfer has many favorites (we won't tell the other works!). Her current pick? A new glass work by artists Tim Tate & Michael Janis.