Avant-garde artist Vera Van Wolferen's work focuses on bringing the imaginary to life with a series of glass bell installations that showcase tiny fanciful worlds made using simple wood and cotton figurines. The pieces depict surrealist settings and ideas that defy reality in a beautiful dreamlike state.
The art pieces creatively make use of elegant glass bell jars as markers of a new world separate from the one the viewer resides in. Under the glass are a series of familiar objects and constructions slightly inverted. Each installation features cotton wool to mark the clouds with wooden abodes slightly out of the ordinary. For example, one piece features a house upside down falling through the clouds.
The glass perhaps marks a new, whimsical territory that the viewer can see and feel, but is nonetheless separate from their own.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Imaginary Worlds
- Creating art installations that bring surreal and fantastical worlds to life.
- Glass Bell Jars
- Using delicate and elegant glass bell jars as a medium to showcase miniature scenes and objects.
- Inverted Reality
- Depicting surreal and upside-down versions of familiar scenes and objects to create a dreamlike state.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Art
- Artists can use glass bell jars and inverted reality to create whimsical installations that transport viewers to imaginary worlds.
- Home Decor
- Glass bell jars can be used as a unique and artistic way to display miniatures and other decorative items in homes and interiors.
- Event Design
- Glass bell jars and inverted reality can be used by event planners and designers to create whimsical and surreal centerpieces or installations for events and weddings.
