From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
It's a special edition Tuesday Treasure from the (Glass) Vault! With so many recent acquisitions, #fwmoa curators are busy marveling over all the new and we thought to share a piece (or maybe two!) with you:
After sending #fwmoa Education Intern Bayan Yunis to the galleries to pick a favorite, we pointed her to the vault to find a treasure that caught her artistic eye. See which photograph she chose and learn more about photographer Phyllis Galembo:
What does a contemporary installation piece by Lucien Shapiro and Barbie have in common? Other than being available for your visual consumption...Assoc. Curator of Exhibitions Jenna Gilley breaks it down in this #nowonview at #fwmoa:
With our rotating galleries, it's not often the #fwmoa has a permanent installation like Howard Ben Tré's "Column 34" a few weeks ago! Read the account by #fwmoa President Charles Shepard to see how this glass sculpture found its home in Fort Wayne:
Nicky Nojoumi's works address the global structures of power, which extend beyond geographical boundaries and national histories. Learn more about his print from his time at Landfall Press here:
"What does Independence mean to me?" Look closely at Audrey Flack's still life commissioned for the 1976 Bicentennial. Can you see her answer?
In an attempt to explain "How did they do that?!", #fwmoa Assoc. Curator of Exhibitions Jenna Gilley dives into the world of color in glass and finds surprisingly local ties:
At #fwmoa we're celebrating a new acquisition: Spring Dawn Kimono by Markow & Norris. Read to see why our President made it his mission to bring this sculpture to Fort Wayne, and then stop by to see it for yourself this weekend!
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.
"Sun Raid" by Ester Hernández is a colorful, cartoony screenprint on the surface that belies a serious subtext beneath. Uncover the symbolism in this post by Curator of Prints & Drawings Sachi Yanari-Rizzo: