February 7, 2010
Warren Langley (left) examines his commissioned work Microscopia (2010) at the Canberra Glassworks. photo: jeremy lepisto
Warren Langley has been commissioned to create an eye-catching light sculpture that is set to dazzle the 70 million visitors expected to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China’s international fair of culture and technology from May 1 through October 31, 2010. Providing the backdrop to business presentations at the Australia Pavilion at the expo, the glass panels are an innovative way to mix colors in layers of LED lights that the artist has called working in “pure color.” Keep reading →
February 6, 2010
Randy Polumbo, Love Sac, 2009. Glass, hotworked and cast. Photo: Dara Schaefer
“Rubbers: the Life, History and Struggle of the Condom,” the exhibition that opened February 4th at the Museum of Sex in the heart of Manhattan, includes historical objects, video, photography, and sculpture. Randy Polumbo, an artist known for his glowing rubber sex toy sculptures as well as his resin and plaster condom castings, had three glass sculptures included in this unusual exhibition. Keep reading →
February 2, 2010
David Willis, fullfathomfive (detail), 2010. Lampworked glass, archival digital print, stainless steel. H 50 1/2, W 40 1/4, D 8 in.
UPDATED 2/3/10
From 6 PM – 8 PM, this Thursday evening, February 4th, there will be a preview reception at Heller Gallery for the exhibition “Material Expression: New Works with Glass,” that will include the much-talked-about work of Oregon flameworker David Willis. Known for his extraordinarily life-like renderings of leaves, Willis presents his flameworked glass against a photographic print, extending its two-dimensional rendering off the wall. Willis told the Hot Sheet: “It has 34 leaves in the composition. It’s kind of like my take on Abstract Expressionism.” Keep reading →
February 2, 2010
MIchael Rogers in the studio.
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on?
Michael Rogers: Last year was my sabbatical from The Rochester Institute of Technology, and an important goal was to work two-dimensionally with found imagery as I’ve worked with found objects in the past. The idea has always been to combine objects, imagery, and text in such a way that the final result becomes more than the sum total of its parts. I think of this process as a type of poetic invention, a process of evoking non-linear narratives that trigger multiple associations in the mind of the viewer. Keep reading →
February 2, 2010
James Welling, 6236, 2008. Digital ink-jet print. H 33 5/8, W 50 1/2 in.
“James Welling: Glass House,” which opened at Regen Projects in Los Angeles on Jan 30th, is a collection of experimental photographs that constitute a visual dialogue with Phillip Johnson’s modernist masterpiece known simply as Glass House. Built in 1949 in rural Connecticut, this minimalist residence is a one-story rectangular structure whose walls are all made from glass. This unusual building was the architect’s home, and has since become a protected site under the Naitonal Trust for Historic Preservation. Welling’s photographs document and expand upon the glass building’s unique interaction with the natural environment. Keep reading →
January 30, 2010
Lisabeth Sterling at work in her studio engraving a blown vessel work Mars, Mercury and Venus (2007).
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on?
Lisabeth Sterling: My latest works are sandblasted and engraved white cameo glass on inked etched copper. Over the years, I’ve made choices in the direction that my work would go, often choosing between two equally good approaches. It feels good to revisit some of those paths not taken. Keep reading →
January 29, 2010
A scene from the 2008 British Glass Biennale. photo: gillies jones 2008
The 2010 British Glass Biennale is now seeking submissions from U.K.-based artists, designers, and craftspeople, working in all areas of contemporary glass practice, or using glass as a key design element. This year’s event will differ from years past in a new emphasis on the juried open submissions. This selling exhibition of contemporary glass will give away £7,500 (approximately $12,000) in prize money. Keep reading →
January 28, 2010
A vintage snowglobe of the city of Montreal on sale at www.andyzito.com/snowdomes
More details are emerging about the events scheduled for the major city-wide celebration known as “Montreal, City of Glass 2010.” This year, glass will be the theme of many Montreal museum exhibitions and activities from April through December. Keep reading →
January 27, 2010
Ethan Stern in the cold-working shop.
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on?
Ethan Stern: I’ve just completed a body of work composed of hollow blown forms containing multiple layers of color. After they’re annealed, I carve and engrave pattern and texture into them. The forms are stout and heavy-looking but, like a Japanese tea bowl, they meet the ground at a small point, giving them a sense of lift and breath. Keep reading →
January 27, 2010
If the story of Studio Glass is a tale of liberation from the factory, then the life and career of designer and sculptor Andries Dirk Copier (1901—1991) is a case-study of this transition. A lavish newly-published book by German publisher Arnoldsche titled Andries Dirk Copier: Ideas in Glass, Unica and More chronicles the experimental work of a designer for Leerdam Glass Factory in the Netherlands who pushed aesthetic and technical boundaries first within the factory system, and later in collaborations with the emerging Studio Glass artists who were reshaping the field. Keep reading →
January 26, 2010
The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery at Tennessee Tech, a university in Cookeville, Tenessee, is requesting proposals for single-artist exhibitions for the 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 academic years. The nonprofit gallery puts on several 4-week solo exhibitions per year in a variety of media. Keep reading →
January 25, 2010
Maria del Carmen Montoya, Naomi Kaly, Kevin Patton, Honne and Tatemae, 2008. Performance with ground glass.
The line between the visible and invisible was explored in various media at a recent group exhibition at Tompkins Projects titled “Full Disclosure.” Glass, in the form of neon, powder, and the painted image of sheet glass, figured into many of the disparate works on display. Keep reading →
January 23, 2010
Stine Bidstrup, Let Your Eyes Be the Invention, 2009. Fresnel lenses, nylon, plastic, window. Dimensions variable.
Air Force Glass Studio, a new collaborative workspace, is holding a grand opening celebration in Copenhagen’s Islands Brygge harborfront area. It will function as a studio for seven artists including the internationally known Stine Bidstrup, Keep reading →
