Glass! Glorious Glass! is closing tomorrow, January 30

Take advantage of this last chance to see this sparkling and spectacular exhibition at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

In this piece, one asks, "Is this glass art or art using glass?" The question is essentially one of artistic intent. Therman Statom cuts, constructs, and paints industrially produced.plate glass and adds found objects to create visually compelling assemblages. In looking at Statom's art, one senses that stories are being told that the viewer cannot interpret.

Source: Kenneth Trapp. "Renwick at 25" (web site text, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1998).

Pictured: Therman Statom (born 1953), Arabian Seasons,1994, constructed plate glass, paint, and plastic, 42 x 36 x 4 1/2 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program.