That's what I think great art always does."
"It will reach people in different levels and ways. For some people, it will be spiritual," Holland said. "For some people (their response) will be intellectual. The subject matter doesn't have to be religious for stained glass to move people deeply. “I loved the idea of taking this ancient art form and channeling it into something that’s appropriate for a modern, secular institution,” said UVU President Matthew Holland.Įxhibits like "Roots of Knowledge" honor the rich history of stained glass artwork, while creating designs that speak to contemporary audiences, experts said.
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If stained glass often tells a story, these windows contain a multi-volume epic. “Roots of Knowledge,” which required almost eight years of research, fundraising and labor from UVU leaders and artists at Holdman Studios, aims to capture the various sources of human knowledge, including science, literature and the world's religions. On Friday, officials will unveil an 80-panel stained glass project along the front of the UVU campus library. Utah Valley University will soon join this secular stained glass movement, which often draws on storytelling techniques associated with religious displays. “In the 20th century, you get lots of secular buildings with stained glass: subway stations, schools and shopping malls,” Raguin said. The Roots of Knowledge, a 200-foot-long stained glass installation for Utah Valley University, hangs in the window at Holdman Studios in Lehi, Utah, on Nov. The art form's unique characteristics have attracted artisans and architects for centuries, even as the demand fell for traditional houses of worship, where stained glass was first widely used. “Stained glass brings light and color and story into a building at the same time,” said Virginia Chieffo Raguin, an art history professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
They can’t be easily moved from their frame or rearranged, but shifting sunbeams affect what each new admirer sees. Stained glass windows are both permanent and ever-changing. Two members of \"The Piano Guys\" dressed in Renaissance garb are depicted in a section of \"The Roots of Knowledge.\" Tom Holdman works on “The Roots of Knowledge,” a 200-foot-long stained glass installation for Utah Valley University, at Holdman Studios in Lehi on Nov. Tom Holdman works on "The Roots of Knowledge," a 200-foot-long stained glass installation at Holdman Studios in Lehi, Utah, on Nov. Panels of art glass that will make up "The Roots of Knowledge," a 200-foot-long stained glass installation for Utah Valley University, hang in the window at Holdman Studios in Lehi, Utah, on Nov. Two members of "The Piano Guys" dressed in Renaissance garb are depicted in a section of "The Roots of Knowledge" stained glass project. Martha Denzer cuts glass pieces for "The Roots of Knowledge" at Holdman Studios at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah, on Sept.
Pieces of art glass are assembled into panels for "The Roots of Knowledge," a 200-foot-long stained glass installation for Utah Valley University, at Holdman Studios in Lehi on Nov.