The Peninsula Glass Guild

22nd Annual Peninsula Glass Guild Members Exhibition

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Ali Rogan: The Many Faces of Glass

This show ends January 10, 2010 at Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton VA

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Juror Statement - Milon Townsend

I obviously see work through the lens of my own taste and experience. That being said, I believe that there are fairly objective standards of quality and interest that guided me through the process. There were several pieces that I considered worthy of inclusion, but due to the constraints of the exhibition, was unable to do so.

I'm always looking for work that embodies several points: technical virtuosity, aesthetic attraction, and intellectual stimulation. I began with an expectation of excellence, based on comparison to similar contemporary and historical work within each genre or technique.

I was then looking for something a little different - a twist or thought or perspective that had not occurred to me or that I'd not encountered. Poetry has been described as 'an astonishment of words' - I find that concept applies to visual artwork as well. My attraction to precision is balanced by an interest in risk taking, and I enjoyed several examples of work that was conceptually very fresh to me.

I believe that the future of art in glass will be defined by marrying techniques that have heretofore been held as separate and distinct from one another. I am impressed by the great variety of strong work offered by the PGG community.