Glass Findings: Beth Lipman Still Lifes
I wasn’t sure what to expect from The Corning Glass Museum — I was pretty sure they’d have some beautiful ancient glass and probably some Corningware. What I didn’t expect was the extraordinary collection of contemporary glass. I’ve never paid too much attention to contemporary glass — mostly because what I have seen has been loud colors and odd shapes that just sort of exhausted my eyes.
However, the images above are from Beth Lipman, an artist influenced by Dutch still life paintings. See more of her work at the Heller Gallery in NYC or online. I’ve always been inspired by Dutch still life paintings (and those painters who’ve been inspired by them). These below are from the Met’s collections. There is a nice connection between still lifes and collections and display. I love including “still life” in my daily life, even if it’s just an arrangement of candles, mail and fruit on my dining room table.
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October 11th, 2007 16:27
Cool! So was this part of your course? Excellent if so - I’d like to study like that too!
I like the stillebens you put up, especially the glass one. I like the simplicity of one texture and colour, but different shapes. I’d like to know more about your studies, so interesting!