On a recent visit to the Maitland Art Center I saw some very interesting art, both inside and out. There were several vessels made by Dale Chihuly, but they were over shadowed by this large installation piece in the next room.
It’s called The Lack of Distinction, by Lorrie Fredette. Pretty cool, right? Here it is viewed from the other direction.
From reading the sign, we figured out that each pod is built around a brass armature. They’re covered in muslin and coated in beeswax. After being joined together they’re suspended with nylon line.
It was quite intriguing.
The friend who was with me has an excellent sense of smell, so she smelled the latex in the next room before we even saw it.
Since I gave you a hint, maybe you can tell it’s made from balloons.
This piece was made by Jason Hackenwerth and it’s called It Tasted Like Lead. The title is a reference to the first hydrogen bomb dropped on Japan.
After viewing the art by these three artists we were a little puzzled, because four artists were listed as having work in the exhibit. We asked, “Where is the work by Paige Smith?” The answer was that her installation was located all over the premises, sort of like an Easter egg hunt. Well, that sounded like fun, so we set off to look for the geode-like crystals described to us.
And we found some right away.
As in the example above, most of the crystals were nestled into “wounded” spaces.
The outdoor fireplace, above, shows more of the Mayan Revival architecture.
It was especially fun to discover little “geodes” underfoot or tucked into some crevice. Can you see them there?
A very delightful stop.
Ellen Lindner
P.S. I love the work of Dale Chihuly, even though the vessels in this exhibit didn’t excite me. If you’re not familiar with his work, you should definitely check out his website.
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