Until September 20th, 2009
A major force in the international studio glass movement, Klaus Moje has pushed the expressive and technical possibilities of glass for more than five decades. In this comprehensive, 30-year survey, the Museum of Arts and Design traces the progression of Moje's work, from his early carved crystal glass pieces, to his intricately patterned vessels of layered glass, to his recent multi-panel fused works.
Klaus Moje features 68 objects, including a new large-scale mural made specifically for this exhibition as well as many never-before-shown works from private collections. The exhibition illustrates the dominant shapes and aesthetics of the artist's work and reflects his unparalleled contributions to the field of glass art.
Moje's work is an exploration of color--the kind of saturated, luminescent color that is only possible with glass--and his works of fused glass are elaborate, abstract arrangements of brilliant hues. He chose early in his career to work with standardized set of reductive shapes--the circle, the square--that invoke the historic form of a functional shallow bowl. In later years, he occasionally expanded his repertoire to include simple cylinders and boxes, and most recently, flat panels. Within this fairly rigid format, he has experimented with dramatic color contrasts and with geometric and abstract pattern to create a body of work that is exceptional in its richness and beauty.
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