Glass - A New Experience (2)

One of the famous artists from the USA, Dale Chihuly, could be seen with a piece of his work which had so far not been exhibited that much, a Jerusalem Cylinder. Mark Bokesch-Parsons, an Englishman living in Illinois, was represented with one of his impressive heads, reflecting inside secrets and dreams. The morbid female sculptures created by Janusz Walentynowicz showed an own, different type of contemporary sculpture. Other artists working in America and being represented in Europe rather scarcely such as José Chardiet, Steven Weinberg, Leah Camille Wingfield and Paul Seide with his light objects were shown in this exhibition. Among other objects from Australia the visitor also came across the rather delicate works of Kristie Rea and Jessica Loughlin, which had been inspired by the Australian landscape. Scott Chaseling depicts metaphoric scenes of the daily life on his technically innovative vessels.

Further internationally renowned artists such as Tessa Clegg, Clifford Rainey and David Reekie represented Great Britain. The impressive large-size light-glass-installation Streetwise created by Alison Kinnaird (Scotland) and recently bought by the foundation was presented for the first time. Abstract and figurative elements were combined with each other in a nocturnal street scene, with their poetic as well as threatening spirit becoming vivid by the special optical fiber glass lighting