Endlessly Repeating Twentieth-Century Modernism by Josiah McElheny

Endlessly Repeating Twentieth-Century Modernism is a glass art piece created by Josiah McElheny I recently photographed while visiting the MFA Boston. McElheny hand-blew the dozen of glass vessels in this perfectly machined, mirrored box piece basing them on 20th century classic design shapes. Their glinting reflections recede in an infinitely repeating pattern. The work is inspired by an enclosed and completely reflective world if pure form imagined by architect Buckminister Filler and sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1929. By crafting a version of their idea, McElheny reveals what a world purged of human presence and individuality really looks like. Though brimming with beautiful objects, it is a place apart, devoid of life. I think the reflections and colors are quite beautiful. For more information about the artist visit: http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/josiah-mcelheny/