Every visit to Wilmington also always includes a stop at the Delaware Art Museum. Like the Brandywine Zoo, this is an absolute gem of a regional art museum with both a lovely range of 19th & 20th Century American Art, a thought-provoking collection of Contemporary Art, and a few rather unique collections, the depth of which you'll not likely find anywhere else. These are the works of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement, American Illustration and the paintings of native son, John Sloan of the Ashcan School. For a little icing on this cake, there is also an expansive Modern Sculpture Garden behind the main building.
The two-story entrance of plate-glass windows is filled with glorious colorful glass discs by America's greatest living Glass Sculptor, Dale Chihuly, casting a decidedly modern appearance to the cavernous Catherine A. Fusco hall. Often set with larger works from the museum's collection, this visit found it home to an amazing installation stabile sculpture by another contemporary artist, Jamey Grimes.
Rather than share about someone I know nothing about! You know me... I'm going to share the text from the wall blurb:
JAMEY GRIMES: ASTER
"Through his manipulation of synthetic materials, Jamey Grimes constructs sculptures that engage the viewer in an exploration of form and space. This site-specific installation for the Catherine A. Fusco Hall is part of the artist's ongoing Aster series. Reminiscent of natural forms and phenomena, like cellular tissue, cirrus clouds, or a starling murmuration, Aster fills the space with sweeping energy. For Grimes, the desire to create is 'fueled by encounters with nature and playful experimentation with synthetic materials.' His skillful handling of corrugated plastic leads to the turbulent form that appears to swirl above us."
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