Art inspired by the plays of William Shakespeare now on display on campus
demonstrate the range of reaction to the Bard’s work.The exhibit "As They Like It," showcasing
Chicago artists’ interpretations of Shakespeare, is on display in the Willard Wankelman Gallery of the Fine
Arts Center. Bowling Green graduate Anne Farley Gaines curated the show with assistance from Maureen Warren
and Robert Kameczura.The exhibit includes the work of 46 artists. The works include a range of media from
drawings to cast bronze sculptures.One of the first pieces a viewer encounters is "Pulse Axis" a
tribute to the armor worn by so many of Shakespeare’s warriors. Created from zippers and other found objects
it connects the everyday world to Shakespeare’s world.Carla Winterbottom uses paint, vintage wallpaper,
stencils and a pinhole photo to evoke the wondrous world of "The Tempest."While some depict
traditional scenes, other artists set their work in other worlds. Preston Jackson uses a African-American
rural woman to depict one of the witches in "Macbeth" in his sculpture "Inside the
Cauldron." Kathy Weaver sets her airbrush and gouache images of "A Comedy of Errors" on the
Serengeti Plains.The show contrasts more traditional images such as Richard Laurent’s painting of Henry the
VIII, which looks like it could have been painted from life in the king’s time, to Frank Tumino’s abstract
color pencil evocation of "The Tempest.""As They Like It: Chicago Artists Interpret
Shakespeare" remains on exhibit through Nov. 22.