Similar to Elliott Hundley's artwork, Paula Hayes' "big idea" seems to be based on the environment and nature. I found it fascinating that her works included living plants, and while her gallery is at the Wexner Center, OSU students will be helping to take care of the plants in the display.
My favorite work by Hayes is Egg. Made in 2010, Hayes created Egg with hand-blown glass, a wall and ceiling attachment, "full-spectrum lighting" (which was one of my favorite parts of the display), and the living plants inside the display.
An obvious denotation is that there are living plants inside of nearly all of her art displays. The connotation is that she wants to bring attention to nature and the environment.
A second work of art that I really liked is the MG06: "Moon Gem" Terrarium, which Hayes made in 2008.
Thanks Trevor these were both astute observations. My favorite part of the exhibition is the lighting too. The craft is amazing here, no?
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