On June 12th we went to Murano in Venice. While there we checked out a contemporary glass art exhibit called Glasstress. This was by far my favourite piece. It was created by Javier Perez and is titled "Carrona". I don’t think anyone would ever describe me as a macabre person, but I really like this piece. The one half of the chandelier is still so pristine and whole while the other half is completely destroyed. They obviously had to break it methodically and spread it manually, which would take a ridiculous amount of time, patience and skill to do. It’s as though the chandelier is frozen in mid crash and the spread of the pieces is so realistic. I love that from a distance it looks very literal, a fallen chandler with crows sitting on it. However, the illusion starts when you get up close.
You know that it is glass in their mouths, but it is incredibly convincing as raw, bloody flesh. The glass is the perfect colour and it’s hung from the ravens’ mouths in such a realistic way.
The positions of the ravens are so dynamic and primal.
On top of all that, I loved the juxtaposition of the glass and the room. Glass is such a smooth and refined material and the room was so rough and rustic. Even the off centre spot lighting of the piece was amazing.
Anyways, enough gushing.
By Anne Charbonneau, Amanda Cox and Laura Van Staveren
Keywords: Style
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