John Nickerson
dal 15/7/2004 al 31/8/2004
Segnalato da
15/7/2004
John Nickerson
Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte
Hotter than July II. John Nickerson – nationally and internationally acclaimed glass artist and former Blenko designer will be showing new works that combine metal with his blown and cut glass forms.
John Nickerson – nationally and internationally acclaimed glass artist and former Blenko designer will be showing new works that combine metal with his blown and cut glass forms.
The show, 'Hotter than July II', opens at Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
on July 16th and runs until August 31st 2004.
John Nickerson's career has taken him through positions as an industrial design sculptor at General Motors, a professor at several universities to Designer in Residence at Blenko Glass Company. The last two decades John Nickerson has been working from his studio exhibiting his work internationally. His works are in prestigious museum collections – Corning Museum of Glass, Delaware Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland to name a few.
Nickerson was one of the earlier American glass blowers to be influenced by the Scandinavian art form. Unlike many recent glass blowers, he still strictly adheres to their methodology of high quality workmanship created by the artist's hand alone. Blowing, cutting, faceting, grinding and polishing without technical or technological shortcuts, this artist continues classic and time-honored glass-making traditions which are almost lost due to the time it takes to see a piece through to completion.
Combining practical utility with sheer beauty, Nickerson's work is known for its pure color, clean modern lines and his alteration of the blown form. For many years Nickerson worked using strong transparent colors which play with or against each other. Now utilizing materials from Australia he experiments with translucent and opaque colors. Light is a strong presence in his work as are color and a refined design language that combines patterns and spaces. Nickerson brings a passion to his glass forms whether sculptural or blown, forging a tangible connection to the earth and its elements.
For further information contact Kate Baillon-Case or Joie Lassiter
Telephone: 704 373 1464
Joie Lassiter Gallery - 525 North Tryon Street, Suite 140, Charlotte, NC 28202