![]() Three-dimensional “trees” by Madison artist Jacob Bautista provide a visual and physical context throughout the exhibit, which is laced together by a forest soundscape created by artist Ben Binversie, who wandered through several Madison-area woods recording the natural sounds, including bird songs, rustling leaves, and his own footsteps walking the earth to accompany the exhibit.Īrtists from Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin form the lion’s share of participating talent. Nature’s opposites, from the worldly and weird to the magical and mathematical, form the content of the works, which range from paintings and photographs to sculpture and mixed media. The result is both spectacular and sublime. The Museum of Wisconsin Art chose to create an imaginary ecosystem for its latest exhibit, “Magic Wilderness: Dreamscapes of the Forest.” The West Bend museum framed its show of 16 state artists’ interpretations of Wisconsin’s woods in an almost full-on wilderness experience, complete with forest sights, sounds, textures and images. Further, the right framing can add additional intellectual and emotional dimension to even the most celebrated work. But an elegant and appropriate framework is meant to embrace and enhance the artwork’s content. ![]() ![]() John Colt, Marquette mural, 1958 (detail)Īs all artists and gallery owners know, the picture frame is not the painting.
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