[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Glass Art of Andy Paiko At Wexler Gallery In Philadelphia (March 7-April 26, 2014)

Tony Patti gaffer at glassblower.info
Sun Mar 2 11:55:00 EST 2014


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http://www.wexlergallery.com/artists/glass/contemporary/Paiko_Andy/index.php


 


Wexler Gallery is pleased to present a premiere solo exhibition of new work
by nationally renowned glass sculptor Andy Paiko.
<http://www.wexlergallery.com/artists/glass/contemporary/Paiko_Andy/index.ph
p>   The show will be on view from March 7th through April 26th.  An opening
reception will take place on First Friday, March 7th, 2014.

The exhibition will feature Andy Paiko's new body of glass works featuring
ornamental reliquary vases, obscure vessel-ware and large-scale glass
installations.  Andy's unique treatment of glass reflects a decidedly
pointed notion that glass has a new and lasting position in our contemporary
culture; it is both useful and worthy of aesthetic contemplation.

An appreciation for classical themes is present in the artist's work as he
crafts functional glass sculptures based on historical designs by Leonardo
da Vinci, Victorian era objects and turn-of-the-century machines.  This
interest in referencing time-honored objects also correlates to his process,
as he blends long-established Italian-based glass techniques with
experimental methods of glass blowing.  Free from the seduction of color the
artist uses clear, unadulterated glass in his creations to re-contextualize
the common object.  Andy Paiko celebrates the inherent sculptural qualities
within glass and evolving notions of craft within traditional media.  

This new direction has won universal recognition and Andy Paiko was named a
40 under 40 Craft Future in the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition
at the Renwick Gallery in the 2013 exhibition.

Wexler Gallery

201 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1901
Phone: 215-923-7030

www.wexlergallery.com/glass.php 

 

 

 


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