Aspen: PETER BREMERS' INSPIRED BY NATURE.
Pismo will host Dutch glass artist.
January 26, 2012 - March 1st, 2012
Opening reception Thursday, January 26th 5-8pm
Internationally acclaimed glass artist Peter Bremers is bringing his environmentally aware and inspired artwork to Aspen's PISMO Gallery.
"In many non-Western cultures it is customary to perform small daily rituals to pay homage to nature, ensure good harvests, propitiate the weather gods, pacify the ocean or give thanks to Mother Earth through music and dance. In the Western world, it would appear that our sense of intimacy with nature and wonder at its beauty is being submerged amid mounting anxiety about global warming and the dramatic impact of climate change." (Peter Bremers)
PISMO Fine Art Glass, Colorado's foremost gallery for glass art, will present Peter Bremers' "Inspired by Nature." The exhibition will open Thursday, January 26, 2012, at PISMO's Aspen gallery at 433 E. Cooper Avenue, with a reception with the artist from 5-8pm. The exhibit will continue through March 1, 2012.
Bremers is known for his cast glass "landscapes" which are inspired by his extensive travels in Asia, New Zealand, Africa and the Antarctic. Bremers describes his time in Antarctica as helping him to understand that, "…man is not only part of nature but therefore also part of creation itself and its continuous evolution." Bremers goes on to say that his "Icebergs" and "Canyons and Deserts" series (which he also refers to as glass "landscapes") are reflections of his inner travels, mirroring his outer travels. Whether his art is in the form of sculpture, vessels or objects, it is always a personal account; what Bremers calls "the impressions that melt in my head."
About Peter Bremers: Peter Bremers studied sculpture at the University of Fine Arts in Maastricht in the Netherlands. Early on, he worked with glass, plastic, steel and stone, before moving on to the Jan van Eyck Academie, also in Maastricht, where he focused more closely on glass. Glass came to be the medium that spoke to Bremers most profoundly. While not a religious man, Bremers found an element of the spiritual within the light from glass.
Bremers' creative process begins with him making a sculptural form for each new piece from an easily shaped composite material. From there, he makes a mold which is packed with crushed/powdered glass and fired in a kiln. The piece must then be polished and cut, which requires infinite patience and skill.
Denver: Dale Chihuly “White Works” – introducing Dale’s new series of white on white cylinders.
October 28th, 2011 - January 15th, 2012
Opening reception Friday, October 28th 6-8pm
World-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly is celebrated for his brilliant, color-intensive and uniquely innovative exhibitions of glass art throughout the world. Now, he’s gone in a completely new and different direction: all-white! But with the same creative and artistic success.
PISMO Fine Art Glass, Colorado’s foremost gallery for glass art, will present “Chihuly White Works”, a solo exhibition, opening Friday, October 28, 2011, in PISMO’s Cherry Creek North gallery at 2770 E. Second Avenue in Denver, with a reception from 6-8pm. The exhibit will continue through January 15, 2012.
Chihuly has always been known for his devotion to color and expanding the expectations of the glass medium throughout his 40 year career. After his exploration in the Black series in 2006 and Silvered series in 2009, Dale has returned with renewed enthusiasm. Chihuly White Works marks a new direction, emphasizing surface and depth instead of intense color. Beginning in late 2010, Dale began experimenting with multiple variations of white threads on the surface of white Cylinders, Soft Cylinders and Venetians. Dale’s concentration on white emphasizes the sculptural quality of the form. Variations of alabaster, ivory, transparent and opaque whites combine with a lyrical sensitivity on the surfaces of the artworks floating effortlessly against the backdrop of enamel.
PISMO owner Sandy Sardella says; “PISMO is thrilled to have been one of only three galleries in the US selected to introduce Chihuly’s new White series. Chihuly genius, relentless energy and imagination is invigorating and reflects this seasoned master’s ability to continue to expand his and our amazing world of glass.”
This will be PISMO’s 5th exhibition of Chihuly’s unique genius in the 20 years of this association of artist and gallery. Each one has been highly popular in the Denver area.
About Dale Chihuly:
Dale Chihuly is an internationally celebrated artist, known chiefly for large compositions made of multiple pieces of blown glass (such as the Bellagio in Las Vegas, the Atlantis in the Bahamas and his numerous botanical garden shows from the Kew Gardens in London to Chicago, Atlanta and Scottsdale). His work is often characterized by dynamic, organic forms and unusual use of color. The artist’s website is at www.chihuly.com.
Aspen: PISMO Aspen will host Henry Richardson .
Henry Richardson, member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and professional member of the International Sculpture Center, which helps expand understanding and appreciation of sculpture internationally, will be featured at PISMO Aspen beginning on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 433 E. Cooper Avenue in Aspen, with a reception from 5-8pm.
Known best for his explorations of geometric shapes, Richardson's work speaks of regeneration and rebirth through these forms. One such piece (currently on display at Florida International University) is "Tikkun" ("Tikkun Olam" is Hebrew for "Repairing the World"). "Tikkun" is an orb constructed with layers of laminated chiseled glass, weighing approximately 5000 pounds and is 6 feet in diameter. Richardson also works in a more intimate scale for residential use, but the pieces retain the same powerful impact. His Aspen exhibition will feature works in a variety of sizes and prices ranges.
As written in his self-titled book, Henry Richardson, ARBS, "While the sound of breaking glass calls to mind the image of destruction, Richardson uses broken glass as an element of creation." There could be no finer statement made to describe his style and medium. Richardson's creative process calls for traditional sculpting tools such as the chisel and hammer, in conjunction with the latest technology for bonded glass.
While his work is primarily on a large scale, viewers find that the translucent medium brings a reduction and literal lightness to each piece; the work is ideal for outdoor display. The recurrent concept of rebuilding one finds in his sculptures was a perfect homage to his 9-11 Memorial piece, which is permanently on display in Danbury, CT, and bears the names of those who lives were lost on September 11, 2001 in the state of Connecticut.
PISMO Fine Art Glass of Aspen is proud to host Mr. Richardson and his timeless masterpieces.
About Henry Richardson:
Mr. Richardson was educated at Haverford College, working initially with concrete, steel, stone and wood, before moving on to glass. His work has been showcased in South Florida at the Miami Art Fair Basel and was featured at the Miami Sculpture Biennale in 2010. His work can be categorized into three series: The Sequential Series, beginning in 1999, which sought to communicate to viewers on a rational and emotional level, using ribs of glass to invoke the sequential concept, The Spheroid Series (highlighted in South Florida) which conveyed the spirit of humanity in such works as his "Tikkun" sculptures, and The Column Series, as seen in his 9-11 Memorial, which explores the traditional tower form.
