We wandered from gallery to gallery and I was impressed over and over again with the concepts, inventions, presentations and inspirations on display. Talking with the students was so interesting. And some of them, I think, should just take their ideas and go straight to "Shark Tank"!
But then I turned a corner and walked into sculptor Brook Lynn Cleven's herd of deer. My jaw dropped. They were amazing, darling, lifelike, surreal.....and I would have taken any one or more of them home.
I talked to Brook and she explained the process.....how she creats the bodies and incorporates the long branches as legs. The expressive faces, the cocked ears, the bright eyes. I told her I wished she could set them up along a path in the woods somewhere so that hikers would come upon them by accident! A double-take for sure.
I'm always drawn to any art where shadow plays a part and here, in the gathering of four fawns, shadow was the final piece of the composition. As I walked by them, back and forth, shadows shifted and moved, adding another life-like element.
Milwaukee certainly is lucky to be home to MIAD. And this exhibit runs until May14th. So if you live anywhere in the area and are ready to explore something just a little different do plan to drive down to the Third Ward and take advantage of the opportunity.
I'm going again next year.
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