Talent is one thing when its raw & new - its also another thing when its applied with a seasoned hand - yet both are equally as valueable in the creation of great works of art.
The artists of Fire-N-Light pride themselves on their collaborative nature. Some of our artists are new raw & talented - some talented, seasoned & experienced - by fostering and practicing an environment of collaboration - all our artists (and our clients) benefit. As does our art.
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I like creating "deceptively simple" artwork - I love clean lines simple shapes, but I also love deeper meaning revealed after a closer look.
In the same way that you can look at Japanese designs and see "more" there than first meets the eye. I love to create works that, if observed closer, start to reveal more - more composition, more meaning and in some cases more humor.
Art needs to be fun sometimes. Humor is its own inspiration and "art" can often be perceived as to serious. Consider yourself warned -I love a pun!
To learn more about Mr. Scanlon's work please click here or on his portrait at right.
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In all my work the notion of a reliquary is prevalent. In my current work I am using the bird form as a vessel to encase and entomb images and objects.
This form evolved to symbolize paying attention to the subtle beauty and horror in life, both external and internal. I am interested in taking objects and putting them in a different context, making something precious out of something that might have otherwise been discarded.
These pieces evoke possibility and potential, as well as loss and decay. Acting as reminders of our connection to the rhythms of the earth and how the forces of the natural world resonate within us all both literally and metaphorically. Creating personal reliquaries that I hope the viewer will find their own connection to.
To learn more about Ms. Brennan''s work please click here or on his portrait at right.
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cast glass, mixed media
Our hands explore and bring objects closer to us. We extend our visual understanding of the world through touch. As an artist I interpret my experiences though my senses. Working in massage therapy in tandem with my artistic practice for the past 25 years I have found a direct corralation between this profession and the process of hot glass casting. Both are immediate and tactile, both deal with changing the chemistry of life form, and both are concerned with a suspension of time.
My work references a realistic human scale that allows the sculptures to enter a domestic personal space. They are familiar eclectic objects with a characteristic that is deliberately raw and approachable. Layers of meaning are buried in the work, so that they can be unearthed by the viewer like ancient archeological artifacts. They become iconic items of our modern age.
To learn more about Ms. Chase's work please click here or on his portrait at right.
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cast glass, metal works
I believe that art is completely subjective. My perception of art is that it can be as complex or as simple as the artist or viewer wish it to be. I have always been intrigued by three dimensional sculpture that draws me in and beckons me to physically touch or futher explore the form.
With a engineering background, my work lends itself to creating forms that incorporate both the industrial world with nature. The results of which feature work that is mechanical and whimsical, yet references the organic and gothic.
The two mediums that I enjoy working most are glass and metal. I find these two materials to be very interesting and challenging, with endless possibilities of integration and balance. The process is complex, but I know that with out question, the end justifies the means.
To learn more about Mr. Anderson''s work please click here or on his portrait at right.
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blown and fused glass
What I try and incorporate into my work and especially my blown vessels, is solid structure with balance that leads into freedom with slight guidance.
The world has freedom with plenty of color, but mostly structure and confinement in form. The tops to my pieces reflects letting go, letting the glass form itself into what it wants to be with ever so slight guidance so as not to get out of hand.
That is the beauty!! With the sun shining down, glass screams out 'look at me, I am beautiful!!
To learn more about Ms. Rasmussen's work please click here or on his portrait at right. |
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