[PA-NJ Glassblowers] CMOG: A Conversation with the 2013 Rakow Commission Artist Andrew Erdos
Tony Patti
gaffer at glassblower.info
Sun Nov 10 22:43:39 EST 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUYB483h3CI
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUYB483h3CI>
3 minute YouTube video published on Oct 28, 2013
The artwork of Andrew Erdos is pop, sarcastic, and humorous, with a hint of
social commentary. His over-the-top installations create a situation of
sensory overload, which he sees as a reflection of everyday life in urban
culture, especially the culture of New York City. Through the use of
futuristic-looking mirrored animal sculptures, vehicles used by the artist
to navigate identity and environment, Erdos explores the relationships
between nature, technology, and people.
The title of the 2013 Rakow Commission is Ghost Walk Under Infinite
Darkness. Erdos' titles often reference ghosts and time, which he considers
to be core fascinations of humans as physically intangible but always
present entities and emanations. For the Rakow Commission, Erdos pushed the
scale of his one-way mirrored boxes with mirrored, dichroic glass sculptures
and colored murrine to create an overwhelming sensory experience. "When all
your senses are activated is oftentimes when there is a moment of clarity,"
says Erdos.
The Rakow Commission is awarded annually to up-and-coming and established
artists whose work is not yet represented in the Museum's collection.
I appreciated Karl Carter at BCCC sending me the YouTube URL.
Andrew Erdos took beginning and intermediate glassblowing at BCCC, beginning
at age 15 while he was still a High School student, and I am proud to say,
was my glass lab partner.
While studying glass at Alfred University, Andrew was the Student
Representative on the Board of Directors of the Glass Art Society (GAS)
during 2006-2007.
http://www.glassart.org/andrewerdos.html
http://www.glassart.org/pastboardmembers.html
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