Reflect Forward
New work by glass artist Kate Maestri
16 January – 9 February 2008
Kate Maestri was inspired by architectural drawings and the interior details of the Barbican Centre planning application which she discovered in the archives of the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture. Maestri’s research resulted in a series of striking contemporary works that interpret and abstract this landmark development conceived in the optimistic spirit of the 1960s.
"Inspired by the overall clarity of the Barbican's design, Maestri has rendered its elevations and sections in warm, human hues, creating a new expression of the building's geometric language. Her minimal, stained-glass panels are mounted upon structural Perspex holders, so each three-dimensional piece hovers above the wall. The result is an abstract, meditative homage to a landmark building."
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