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   Caelum
gallery is proud to hold an exhibition of
the artist Tomomi Ikeda.
It is not unusual for modern technology
to be put to the service of old art forms,
thereby revitalizing them. Tomomi Ikeda
has taken computer generated images and
used them as the basis for designs in
stained glass. The encounter of old and
new is particularly apt in this case,
because the image on a computer screen is
light filled, as is stained glass, albeit
from a different source.
 Pictures
in Stained Glass is a Western art form,
but Ikeda uses imagery and compositions
that art classic Japanese. Rhythmic
repetitions of motifs, asymmetry, and
simplicity are hallmarks of the aesthetic.
Her themes are often aquatic: plants and
flowers floating on, or bending over
water, and fish in water. She effectively
utilizes the varied surface textures of
glass to give the impression of ripples on
and streams in water. Similarly, she uses
the lead strips between the glass sections
to add to the motion of the water.
 The
key merit of Stained Glass is, of course,
gloriously rich color. Ikeda, in addition
to utilizing saturated primary colors,
also employs subtle tertiary colors such
as browns, grays and purples. While most
of the colors are flat, the artist is able
to gradate some colors and have with this
technique, light penetrates the glass and
reflects off of the silver, thereby
intensifying the color.
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