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Play With Color & Light At The Milan Museum
By Maggie Kelch, Feature Writer
Two new vibrant piec- es of artwork that play with color and light premiered this summer at The Milan Muse- um. The first is an exciting piece of art glass created by internationally famous artist Dale Chihuly. The second is an interactive light wall that enables visi- tors to create their own art- work with col- or. Both are on display in the Galpin Glass
Capucine Orange Persian Set With Royal Blue Lip Wraps
Galleries at the museum.
According to Ann Basilone-Jones, Executive
Director of the museum, the community assisted with the selection of the Chihuly art glass. The museum has been in the process of acquiring new pieces for its collection for several years, as part of its strategic plan for the future. They wanted to add both ancient and contemporary glass artwork to the Galpin Galleries. So, they asked the community and museum visitors to tell them which artist’s work they should add next. The community members and visitors voted for Dale Chihuly.
In May, they installed the Chihuly art glass which is titled, “Capucine Orange Persian Set With Royal Blue Lip Wraps.” The work consists of five vibrant orange and royal blue pieces and is part of Chihuly’s famous Persian Series in which he plays with shape, form and color, especially in swirling patterns.
“Dale Chihuly is widely recognized as the world’s premier and best known glass artist. His glass art joins more than 1,300 other pieces in our glass collection,” Basilone-Jones said. The scope and size of the collection is on a par with collec- tions in many major city galleries, she added.
The second addition to the Galpin Glass Gal- leries is an interactive Everbright light wall. The Everbright, which looks like a giant Lite-Brite, was installed in June. Unlike a Lite-Brite, which uses pegs, the Everbright has hundreds of adjust- able dials which change color and hue as they are twisted, offering hundreds of color possibilities.
Basilone-Jones said this is the first installa- tion of an Everbright in the state of Ohio.
“The Everbright is an interactive element and works with color perception. It enables visitors to create artwork with color simply by turning the dials,” she said.
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