Nothing dislocates the apple cart of order, spills humdrum on its ear quite like a fine art museum.
The Denver Art Museum has dedicated much of its real estate this summer to mud.
Their Marvelous Mud: Clay Around the World show has something for literally everyone.
Pubic covers made of clay were fashion-forward in the ancient pre-Columbian Marajó culture in northern Brazil.
Bikini bottoms in 600 A.D.!
Clay foxes had a field day at a gleaming red café.
Two Cubans dreamed up a permanent getaway vehicle.
And this stunning mother of four,
made of straw-stuffed erosion control tubes smoothed with Colorado adobe, is still in progress.
You can see Roxanne Swentzell complete the 10’ tall sculpture “Mud Woman Rolls On” in the coming weeks. (Call the museum for days and times.)
This sculpture stopped everyone in their tracks. The artist says of it: "The special thing about this sculpture is it is going to be made of unfired mud. She will have her babies who are all of us. We are of the earth."
Aside from her gracious proportions, Mud Woman's hair is fantastic, you simply have to see it in person. It's like Tina Turner meditating in public, with kids.
Denver’s psychotic art plaza actually holds wonderful art within. Just don’t try to harmonize the cacophony of architectural styles as you approach.
If you’re looking for traditional art, well, just take another glance at the building. And be prepared for wonders unimagined.
