Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard

This exhibition, organized by the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation, celebrates the botanical sculptures of an American master, artist Paul Stankard. Stankard’s accomplishments come to life in this remarkable exhibition  drawn from the definitive collection of Robert Minkoff, showcasing Stankard’s evolution and major developments from his first attempts at a paperweight to his most complex assemblages.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

Whether or not you go, Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard, is a lavishly illustrated book that reveals Stankard's work as powerful touchstones connecting us to the potency of the natural world and reminding us of what it means to be alive. Featuring more than 120 images, Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard offers a new way of understanding the accomplishments of a true American master and his development from his earliest attempts at capturing a daisy in glass in 1969 to his glorious 2010 orb encasing a honeybee swarm. 

A major essay by noted art critic William Warmus examines Stankard's career, his place in the art world, and how he has become a master at distilling the essence of organic form through refined compositions of color, symbolism, and atmosphere. An in-depth interview with the artist by GLASS magazine editor Andrew Page offers new insights into Stankard's life and career.

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