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Artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan gets real.

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Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan: "As an artist, I've always gravitated to realism."

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is easy to

assume that the
Posner Gallery in Birmingham
is having a show of wearable art.
The window showcases a life-
size dark brown jacket that appears to
be made from supple leather.
Not so.
The jacket that seems so softly tex-
tured with undulating folds is actually
sculptured clay put together by
Farmington Hills artist Gail
Rosenbloom Kaplan.
"I call my pieces 'Realism in Clay,"'
says the sculptor, who creates life-size
forms based on common objects.
"They are planned to give a feeling of
physical presence. When people step
inside and see what seems to be a lad-
der made of wood with metal bolts, I

hope they wonder what happened to
the guy who should be working there."
Other sculptural pieces are very
much three-dimensional trompe
tricking the eye as to their reality.
There's a set of golf clubs that you
could easily bet was actual metal, in
part because the ceramic gloss is so
shiny. There's a baseball mitt that looks
comfortable from use. There's an
umbrella on a doorknob that could
tempt viewers during a summer shower.
"As an artist, I've always gravitated to
realism," says Kaplan, 44, whose work
will be on display through July 15.
"When I went to museums, I sought
out the paintings that were realistic.
After I became involved with sculpture,
I knew what direction I would take."
Kaplan has been attracted to art
since she was a child. She holds a fine
arts degree from the University of