Exhibition - Cutting Edge: RAM Explores Contemporary Glass Jewelry

It's easy to get bedazzled by glass jewelry.

Colorful, intricate, and skillfully-made glass jewelry

allows light to travel through each component

creating art that seems to pulsate with life.

 

Racine Art Museum is currently showing

a glass jewelry exhibit until February 17, 2013.

Cutting Edge: RAM Explores

Contemporary Glass Jewelry

is described as,

 

This exhibition represents the intersection

of two important elements of

artistic production—art jewelry and glass. . .

these artists emphasize the flexibility and

variability of glass as a medium for expression.

The exhibition will be marked by artists

using a variety of techniques and exploring

a broad range of subject matter.

 

 

Several of the artists who will be feature

are also represented in RAM’s permanent collection

through jewelry, small objects, or both—artists such as,

Donald Friedlich, Jacqueline Lillie, Linda MacNeil,

Julie Mihalisin, James Minson, Judy Onofrio,

and Joyce Scott.

Others whose works are included:

Dolores Barrett, Patty Cokus, Jane D’Arensbourg,

Charlene Foster, Foster/Malone, Carrie Garrott,

Karen Gilbert, Suzanne Golden,

Gesine Hackenberg, Valerie Hector, Kristina Logan,

Pavel Novak, Barbara Packer, Kait Rhoads,

Joyce Roessler, Erica Rosenfeld, Axel Russmeyer,

Philip Sajet, Melissa Schmidt,

Blanche Tilden, and Jette Vogt

plus the inclusion of

earthenware and fused glass jewelry

by modern maker

Elsa Freund will add historical dimension.

 

 

This show highlights work by artists from

around the world who utilize a variety of techniques,

from glass blowing to casting to beadwork,

in the creation of jewelry.

See more info at Racine Art Museum.