Defying Gravity: An Historic Achievement in Glass Featuring Artist Josh Simpson

Date/Time:	Sunday, 08 Jul 2012 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:	Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman Building
Cost:	Free
URL:	www.museums.iastate.edu
Contact:	University Museums
Phone:	515-294-3342
Channel:	University Museums
Categories:	Arts, performances
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This film follows renowned glass artist Josh Simpson as he crafts the largest glass object of his career: a luminous 100-pound Megaplanet. Cameras capture every step of the year-and-a-half process from commission to creation. The film features Simpson's triumphs, disappointments, technical obstacles and inspiration, and the grand unveiling of the Megaplanet at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York.
Source: www.aptonline.org