Glass 118, Spring 2010
The new issue of GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly hits newsstands and subscriber mailboxes today. On the cover: A detail of Beth Lipman‘s Still Life with Grapes (2007), a C-print that measures 29-inches high by 36-inches wide. Lipman’s icy three-dimensional realizations of opulent tableware on overcrowded tabletops are a frosty take on the excesses of our pre-crash era and hold up well as a meditation on their larger theme of mortality.
Lipman’s work reveals a sophisticated understanding of the parallels between Dutch still lives and contemporary glass art. Both forms are showcases of virtuosic skill, and Lipman takes the correspondences between 17th-century painting and 21st-century glass further. Her works are powerful meditations on extravagant indulgence and the nature of mortality. Those interested in seeing her work first-hand can visit her exhibition at Heller Gallery from March 5th – 27th (opening reception on March 4th).
Also in this issue:
GLASS contributing editor and accomplished scuba diver William Warmus connects the world of glass art with the forms that evolve beneath the waves in an ambitious attempt to articulate the influence of the ocean realm on his thinking about art and aesthetics.
In our first of a series of features about glass design, Analisa Coats Bacall looks at the whimsical designs of a small Providence, Rhode Island company called Fred and Friends, led by RISD grad Jason Amendolora. They prototype provocative glassware done in double-walled borosilicate vessels that offer new opportunities for exploring negative space. You can read her article at www.glassquarterly.com.
Other highlights of the issue: John Drury on Mark Zirpel‘s recent Traver exhibition, Annie Buckley on the ornate vessels made from discarded plastic bottles by Shari Mendelson, and artdish.com founder Victoria Josslin‘s critique of Andy Paiko and Ethan Rose’s collaborative installation at the Museum of Contemporary Craft.
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