There’s a great art museum on campus. Did you know that?
It’s in the basement level of the Library. I admit that until now, I’ve only been there for Open Readings hosted by the Writing Department – which, might I add are very entertaining and worth checking out. But the museum warrants a visit for the purpose of checking out the exhibitions.
Right now, “Voices – Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden” is on display. There are a ton of awesome pieces, and their medium is not limited to ceramic; light, glass, paint and glue are also employed in creating magnificent, thought-provoking works of art.
Renata Francescon
This piece, which resembles a glazed honeycomb, is at the rear of the gallery.
marten medbo
This creepy piece was created by Marten Medbo, also a Swede. The artist who sports thick-rimmed glasses and a five-o’clock shadow looks like he belongs in an indie-rock band. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that his piece featured in the Handwerker is reminiscent of the creatures crawling on the cover of Built to Spill’s 2006 album, You in Reverse.
Bottom Right
Am I wrong?
Moving on, there is also this:
fire bad!
In this depiction of an epic volcano, the lava is actually a funky bulb pluming out of the miniature mountain. This was created by Frida Fjellman – you guessed it, a Swede . (Born in 1971… kinda cute in a starving artist kind of way).
The first piece I saw upon entering is a piece that brought me back to my youth. It was the days I would read the back of the cereal box before heading to school. On certain mornings when my mom let me eat sugar cereal, I was enthralled with the back of the box of Apple Jacks. You remember, they had all kinds of mind-tricks and optical illusions, which gave you a headache only to complement the headache that would set in after consuming so much sugar that morning.
This piece, if I could assume, is an homage to those early mornings staring at the box.
Swede
(Eva Hild, “Loops”)
If you’re in the library, or got some time to kill while on campus, drop by the art gallery. For more info, check here – http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=287.
