It took some egg-splaining from art enthusiast Charles Bluestone about his idea for turning ostrich eggs into works of art, but eventually 48 Ohio artists signed on for Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio. The exhibit, which features 48 eggs painted or sculpted in a variety of styles and colors, comes to the Massillon Museum Oct. 15-Feb. 12. Bluestone explains what makes the eggs a good canvas.
I accidentally dropped a blank egg once. I pulled something out of a bag. The egg came out, hit my table, hit the chair, went on the floor and smashed in a million pieces. It was over in three seconds. It’s a canvas that can shatter, and the artwork is gone. It’s the fragility that’s kind of cool. It’s a natural object that people are painting on or drawing on. It is an egg. It is hollow. But it once was a living object. Plus, there is the historic tradition of eggs in artworks: eggs representing life, spirit and rebirth. — as told to Jason Brill
This Isn't Your Everyday Easter Egg Art
Arriving at the Massillon Museum this month, Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio features 48 painted or sculpted ostrich eggs.
