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TWO (TO) BE SEEN...

2/19/2016

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Currently, I have work in two exhibitions. One here in Australia and one in America.

The show in Australia is that of the finalists for this year's Tom Malone Prize that is held and exhibited at The Art Gallery of Western Australia. The show is called Luminous: Tom Malone Prize 2016. It is an honor to be selected and included in the line up of artists and be considered a finalist for this award. The piece that I entered is called Built in Layers and is a sheet glass and fabricated steel work that comments on the development of history and the construction of the artwork's multi-panel image as items that are built in layers. Here are a couple full images:
The other work that I have currently on display is part of a show in Columbia, Missouri in the United States. The gallery that has invited me to include work in this small group show is called the Sager Braudis Gallery. My two works are both earlier glass pieces that are inspired by shipping forms that address perceived worth and commodification as well as the desire to receive the un-deliverable. Here are images of both:
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"Reach" images obtained...

7/4/2011

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I have just returned from my photographer, Rob Little, with some images of an available piece I made called "Reach" from the Crate Series. This piece is about the desire to request and receive a small step up.

Check it out:
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"Reach" from the Crate Series Kilnformed and assembled glass with found object enclosed 25"h x 16.5"w x 23.5"l (2011)
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And the winner is....

6/26/2011

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...Clare Belfrage!

Clare was the winner of the 2011 Tom Malone Prize held and awarded by The Art Gallery of Western Australia. I was lucky enough to be included in a small handful of finalists for this prize. This award is like nothing I have ever been a part of. The three judges travel all across Australia to meet one on...well...three, to talk directly with each artist and witness the works in person. I have great respect for this process and I think if you look at the list of finalists each year for this prize, I think you will see their effort yields the best results. For me, I was surprised and excited just to come close to the finish line for this honor.

To end on a super sweet note, it seems that The Gallery of Western Australia has decided to purchase the piece I had entered into the competition! I couldn't be happier. Here is the work:
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"All the stories" Crate Series 2010
Here is the media release about the 2011 prize:
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Of Import

3/22/2011

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My work is done and it will finally be installed tomorrow at Beaver Galleries for my solo show called "Of Import". I am anxious and nervous for the opening and to finally have this experience happen. There will be new works from the Pallet Series, the Crate Series and a new series called the Shipment Series. Here is a sneak peak of the my work (shot fantastically by Rob Little) that will be in the show...
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Up for Air...

10/17/2010

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It has been a hectic month of preparation for my upcoming trip to the States.

At the end of this month I will depart for Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Toledo, Carbondale, and finally St. Louis before returning to the lucky country. I will see friends and family, do some work and eat several tacos. I have also shipped over some work to SOFA Chicago. If you are in the tri-state area, come by and check out the show. Below are a couple shots of some work now in transit to Chicago...
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Ready for SOFA?

9/23/2010

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I am just wrapping up some new work to send to SOFA Chicago. The work is mainly from the Crate Series and comments on the want of basic needs. I will be going with a new gallery from Canberra Australia  called Beaver Galleries. Below are some images of some of the work in progress:
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A crate story?

7/3/2010

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I thought I would detail some of the background story for one of my new series the Crate Series....

Idea:

The Crate Series is my first new series since moving to Australia from America. My previous series were primarily focused on exploring the structures and forms found in the everyday surroundings of urban landscapes. By highlighting on these sometimes overlooked places and objects, I was trying to highlight the common elements, struggles and conditions of life experienced by individuals regardless of the exact city in which they were living.

Upon moving to Australia, I lost my landscape. I felt that my imagery did not extend it's meaning to my new environment. This has led me to a new chapter and this new series. With the Crate Series I am transitioning my imagery and ideas to span the distance between my old horizons and my new. The Crates are pieces that physically represent the form of a shipping crate and the imagery on the interior depicts an object or idea that would be a need or a want for something that is un-orderable, un-receivable and/or undeliverable. These "crates" are empty and enclosed forms that hold nothing but the depiction of the unobtainable.


Construction:

To create the works for this Crate Series , I first think of an appropriate piece to construct. See Fig.1a

I then draw the image that I would like to illustrate on the interior of the glass form. I do take photos to help my editing of composition and detail, but my sketches are rendered freehand. This allows me to edit the image the way I see them in my head and have the image retain the evidence of being done by my hand. See Fig.1 for a sample of a final sketch.

Once I have my drawing, I scan the black and white image into my computer so that I can print it onto transparencies. I then take the transparencies and make sandblast resists that will allow me to blast the line work of the image onto the glass blanks.

Each of the six sides of the crates are made from clear pre-fused glass blanks. After fusing, the edges of the blanks are cleaned up to make the edges sharp and clean. Once this is done, I then apply the prepared sand blast resists to the surfaces and blast the line work gently into the glass surfaces. The blasted lines then get a high fired enamel paint wiped into them (similar to a etching plate for printmaking). I then paint and wipe more ink onto the image to give it gray-scale, tone and definition. The paint is then fired onto the surface of the glass in another firing.

Once the image is fired onto the glass blanks, I then flip the pieces over and place them back into the kiln with additional cut glass strips on top. These glass strips are then tack fused to the surface of each piece in a third firing. These strips give the blanks the dimensional support slating that mimics that of wood crates. See Fig.2 for a kiln load of pieces prior to this tack fuse and Fig.3 for a detail shot of a single panel that has been tack fused.

After this third firing, the pieces are gently sandblasted on their surface. Each piece is then put back in the kiln for a fourth and final firing to gently fire polish the sandblasting to a gentle burnished look. This surface for me gives the final form a more physical appearance and also hazes the image as if it was a memory.

The six sides are then glued together into their final form. The sides of the crates are glued with an acrylic set UV glue, and the caps are adhered with a construction grade silicone. These two glues enable the form to more easily adjust to fluctuations in room temperatures and to endure handling. One of the sides also gets a small hole drilled through it to enable the form to "breathe" and handle changes in altitude. The pieces are then signed, photographed and recorded.

If you are interested in these works, please contact the Duane Reed Gallery.

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