The works of seven talented Madison women return for a stunning and dynamic display in the Overture Center gallery.
The exhibit, The Women of Madison Glass,"" is a collection of unique glass pieces that teems with vibrant color. The show features seven talented female artists who are currently living and working in Madison and have exhibited in Wisconsin and across the nation. The display is unique in that it presents the underrated and little-known technique of glass working, presenting 90 years of glass working experience.
The bright colors immediately seize the viewer's attention and draws them further down the hallway, enticing them to view the rest of the exhibit. The three pieces ""Flow I,"" ""Flow II"" and ""Flow III"" by Shayna Leib are successful at appealing to the viewer with their distinctive sense of movement caught in a moment. Thick black squares frame each of the three pieces, containing tiny glass tubes tinted with different shades of orange which protrude from the frame at different lengths and directions. The result of the changing shape, direction and tint of each tube is a sense of movement or the look of waves moving through the glass.
A similar piece, ""Faces Over Time"" by Lisa Koch, is three long, rectangular gray frames. Inside each frame, the original pane of glass has been replaced by numerous skinny sections of blue-green tinted glass. Behind the sections of glass is an obscured view of muted colors that gives the sense of pulsations or wave-like movement, as if the image behind the glass were underwater.
Toward the end of the hallway is a simple yet striking piece titled ""Japanese Maples"" by Reneé Miller-Knight. The piece is a simple large sheet of red and orange glass that has the imprint of Japanese maple leaves and stems within.
Overall, the show is an excellent display of talented craftsmanship, technique and artistic creativity that offers unique yet exquisite pieces, providing a desperately needed splash of color to the otherwise stark and minimalist Overture Center galleries.
