Sunday, April 12, 2015

Shattered

On Sunday March 29th I opened a solo show at Master Works Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, titled "Shattered." These works were made/started/considered over the course of my residency at Pilchuck Glass School and completed in Australia.

It was a slow, but steady, turnout because of the ICC World Cup. I know. Cricket. Of all things! I don't even know how the bloody sport is played! New Zealand made it to the final so of course. They Played Australia, of course. Australia won. Of course! It was overall a great afternoon with many folks valiantly braving the NZ holiday.

New Zealand and Australia have an interesting rivalry. Not unlike Canada and America. I chock it up to similar accents. Their flags are very much alike with only a few stars designating a difference. If you ask a kiwi they would say the Aussies are just greedy, that is why they have more stars ;)

The work looked great. It was lovely to see all 13 new works side by side. Some of the work was incredibly fresh, out of the kiln hot and packed into crates. Well, not THAT new, but you get the picture. Forward are a few images. I am most excited by the works where I have broken slabs of plaster and let the glass gently ooze over and into. These works are sawed, sandblasted, hand finished then silvered.

"Slab" 2015
Broken refractory slabs, fused glass, cold worked, and silvered.
540 x 640 x 35mm


"Always After" 2015
Fused glass over broken/discarded bits of refractory material from "Slab" 
Fused, cold worked, and silvered glass.
425 x 425 x 10mm


"Break and Mend 16" 2014
Broken, fused, cold worked, and silvered glass.
770 x 430 x 6mm


"Break and Mend 17" 2015
Broken, fused, cold worked, and silvered glass.
895 x 460 x 6mm


"Shattered 1" 2015
Broken and fused glass.
New freestanding work with light emanating through the cracks.  
590 x 495 x 50mm


"Break and Mend 18" 2014
Broken, fused, cold worked, and silvered glass.
870 x 460 x 6mm


"Break and Mend 19" 2014
Broken, fused, cold worked, and silvered glass.
610 x 475 x 6mm


"Ooze 2" 2015
Broken black glass with black glass oozing through.
920 x 300 x 6mm


"Ooze 1" 2015
Broken black glass with black glass oozing through.
590 x 590 x 6mm