Failed Ideals (1995)
Jim Isermann
DESCRIPTION: station art consisting of six 42-inch diameter stained glass and epoxy resin windows, mounted on 12-foot pylons
Artist's statement: “I am interested in utopian solutions that blur the distinction between art and design through utilitarian application. For seven years I have hand-crafted a series of work: latch hook rugs, stained glass, hand-pieced fabric and hand-loomed weavings. These crafts, once a part of everyday life, have fallen into hobby shop dilution. The pathos of obsolete populist ideals are translated into handiwork. The handiwork returns these crafts to a fine art context and restores their lost ideals.” - Jim Isermann | MetroArt
Artist's statement: “I am interested in utopian solutions that blur the distinction between art and design through utilitarian application. For seven years I have hand-crafted a series of work: latch hook rugs, stained glass, hand-pieced fabric and hand-loomed weavings. These crafts, once a part of everyday life, have fallen into hobby shop dilution. The pathos of obsolete populist ideals are translated into handiwork. The handiwork returns these crafts to a fine art context and restores their lost ideals.” - Jim Isermann | MetroArt
LOCATION: station platform, Metro A Line (Blue), Fifth Street Station, 598 N. Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, California, USA