James Wilbat loves to have fun with glass. His curly-head glass sculptures are a must see! Wilbat studied under well-known glass blowers including Joel Myers, Dan Dailey, William Carlson and Vernon Brejcha. Yet his own unique style, which he describes as a combination of old world glass and contemporary design, reflects his love of abstract expressionist painting. See more of…
Peter Layton is one of the world’s most widely collected and respected glass artists. Everyone from Elton John to the Duchess of Kent have collected his work. Layton’s work is organic, tactile and inspired by nature. Masturing the use of multiple colors together give his work an unusual elegance. At 75, Peter remains active making and continues his operation of London Glass Blowing. See more at Artexpo New…
Alexis Silk pushes the boundaries of what is possible in glass blowing. Her glass figures and heads are sculpted entirely free-hand while the glass is hot. The work ranges in scale from full figures just inches tall to life-size torsos hanging in six-foot-high steel frames. See her work at Artexpo New York April 4-6 and at alexissilk.com.
In his innovative Moving Paintings collection, Steve Matson combines traditional painting with cinematography, visual effects, digital painting, animation, music and sound effects. Each image contains 18,000 individual images and animated elements that play back at 24 images per second. The art pieces play continuously all day long, yet hang seamlessly on your wall like traditional paintings. His landscapes capture the…
By Eric Jarmann As framers, our framing design habits tend to be influenced by various trends that crop up in the world of art and decor. Sometimes you have a favorite frame profile for a long time, but then eventually you eventually drop it from your repertoire. We all have that group of corner samples that’s worn from constant use…
Kirsten Høst‘s “The Snowqueen” is inspired by the winter cold in the north and the necessity to focus on the protection of one’s ‘golden’ heart as one walks through chilly moments in one’s life. See more of the Denmark artist’s work at hoestart.com and at Artexpo New York April 4-6 at Booth 276. Agent: Stephen Redford E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 1-917-940-3840
