Resurfacing | Public Record
Resurfacing is an exhibition of contemporary paintings and cast glass by Auckland based artists Susan Thomas and Lisa Bate.
Public Record, 82 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
22 August - 8 September
Opening event Thursday 22 August 6 - 8 pm
Image Shot Liz Clarkson & Courtesy of Public Record
Artist Statement
These glass sculptures are themed around emotional changes and finding the balance in what we can or cannot control. The body of work explores glass as a material and how it melts and flows. The cast glass columns were made using the lost wax technique, creating balanced sculptural forms that expose internally how the glass reacted to heat when fluid.
The transition in colour variation when you look through the glass is intentional, to appear as though something is shifting and trying to resurface. This is a play on our emotions, or suppressed emotions. I continue to use the sphere form which represents cyclical change and have returned to the use of repetition within my work to produce the simplified, balanced glass structures. The sphere form functions as a vessel which contains the glass, to observe the state of glass flow.
My making process concentrated on directing the glass at its entry point into the moulds when firing. This has been achieved by specific placement of the raw glass before the firing and using multiple feeds on the horizontal and vertical forms. There are rules to follow when casting glass but there's also uncontrollable chances that occur from a lack of complete control during the kiln firing. I’m intrigued by what is hidden until the glass is revealed from the mould.
“You can’t step into the same stream twice because it’s always flowing. Everything is.” The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
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