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Work ethic shapes Australian glass artist Nick Mount's philosophy
By Mary Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It isn't often one has opportunity to see the work of a "living treasure," and even more uncommon to meet one.
You can do both from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Shadyside, where Nick Mount will attend an opening reception for an exhibition that includes seven works by the celebrated Australian glass artist.
A solo exhibition comprising 46 exceptional objects and drawings is simultaneously at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship, where he demonstrated his glass blowing technique last week.
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Nick Mount Exhibtion in Pittsburgh Celebrates his bottles and bobs
Going on his fifth decade as a glass artist, Nick Mount is revered by many as a pioneer in the field. Glass had a resurgence in his native Australia a bit later than American Studio Glass and its influence on European art. However, Mount was at the forefront of the upswing of craft art in 1970s Australia, and has been perfecting his technique ever since. The Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) is providing a forum to consider the past decade of his artistic experimentation, and we can marvel at the modesty of an artist who according to his website is only now, “starting to understand the medium.” Nick Mount’s solo show runs through July 15th, 2012 at the Glass Center in Pittsburgh’s East End.
Titled “10 year of Bottles and Bobs: a Survey,” Mount’s work of the past decade is explored through his series of “plumb bobs” and ”scent bottles” for which he is most recognized. Heavily informed by the Viennese glass making tradition, his work also maintains a daring conceptual bent. In describing his recent works, he begins construction with the articulation of a skilled glass blower, then deconstructs the sculpture, gluing mismatched pieces together in more interesting ways.
In a press release sent to GLASS Quarterlyheadquarters from PGC, Mount is quoted as saying, “I am really excited to have this rare opportunity to show significant works from over the last 10 years and see their evolution as objects and changing ideas.” His process allows for a glimpse into the nature of evolution as he creates many objects with the intention of rearranging them post-completion. Over the course of decade of working in this particular style, the transformation of objects and ideas is more prominent than ever.
IF YOU GO:
Nick Mount
“10 Years of Bottles and Bobs: A Survey”
Through July 15th, 2012
Pittsburgh Glass Center
5472 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
-Katharine Morales
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pittsburghglasscenter/sets/72157629991887952/
LECTURE + SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 2012 6-8PM
Join us for a special evening with Nick Mount, one of Australia’s most accomplished and celebrated studio glass artists, on Wednesday, May 30 from 6 to 8pm. Get to know Nick and enjoy his wry Australian wit, learn more about the inspiration for his artwork, get a sneak preview of his exhibition and have an up-close opportunity to watch him create his work.
Nick is here to present a new exhibition called “10 Years of Bottles and Bobs: A Survey” that opens on Friday, June 1 and runs through July 15, 2012 at PGC.
Fast approaching his fifth decade working in the field, Nick Mount has been at the forefront of innovation and achievement in glass since the early 1970s. He was aptly named this year’s “Living Treasure: Masters of Australian Craft” by Object, the Australian Centre for Craft and Design.
We hope you’ll join us on Wednesday, May 30.
Source: www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
Wanganui Glass Festival
The Wanganui Festival of Glass is in its sixth year and is organised by the Wanganui Glass Group on behalf of its members to promote and celebrate the vibrant and thriving glass art industry and community in Wanganui. The 10-day Festival, features work by more than 30 Whanganui-based glass artists, as well as workshops, an auction and other events to bring glass to the community. The Festival developed from the Wanganui Glass Group, formed in 2007 with the aim of celebrating New Zealand glass art and promoting Wanganui's established and emerging glass artists. It now has 40 members, all practising glass artists.
Living Treasure: Masters of Australian Craft
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Celebrates the achievements of Australia's iconic and influential crafts practitioners and promotes the work of Australian artists whose exemplary craft skills have been recognised by their peers.
Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design has announced the new Living Treasures for 2012 and 2014, Nick Mount 2012 and Lola Greeno 2014.
Nick Mount (South Australia) is one of Australia’s pre-eminent glass artists, and Lola Greeno (Tasmania) is a highly respected Indigenous shell worker, sculptor, installation and fibre artist. Their pieces will be exhibited in the Living Treasures exhibition, which tours extensively around the country and attracts audiences from regional areas as well as capital and metropolitan centres, and gives the public exposure to the talent of Australia’s craft practitioners.
Mount has been in glassware for four decades and is recognised for commissions, teaching, and exhibitions in Australia, Europe, South America, the United States and Japan. His work is represented in many major public and private collections, and he is often commended for both technique and visual decorative style.
The artist is pleased with the accolades he has received, saying, “Pauline and I feel the Living Treasure Award is a great thing for the Crafts. We’re very happy that this year’s award acknowledges the contribution of the glass community of South Australia and the JamFactory.”
Lola Greeno has had more than 30 years experience in traditional shell necklace making, and is renowned both in Australia and overseas for her distinctly patterned, often colourful and iridescent, delicate strands of shells collected from the Tasmanian and island coastlines.
Lola is one of a handful of women shell stringers who have been responsible for ensuring the craft is passed on from their Elders and continued to the present day. She was excited by the announcement of the award, and will plan a new series of work for display in 2014.
“I am pleased and honoured to have won this award and hopefully inspire other Indigenous Craft makers and designers to keep working towards achieving their goals”.
The Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft series has been central to Object’s exhibition program for the last four years. Aiming to celebrate Australia’s most outstanding and influential senior crafts practitioners, this series is widely regarded as one of the most important undertakings in the Australian craft sector. The Living Treasures Award also acknowledges the contribution heritage makes in shaping communities.
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™ 2011
The 2011 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™ exhibition will be on display at the South Australian Museum from 16 July to 4 September 2011.
Finalists in the Waterhouse Art Prize™ will be announced soon.
Join the South Australian Museum at the Gala Launch Night for the Waterhouse Art Prize on Friday 15 July 2011. This black-tie event features the presentation of winners, and presents the first opportunity to purchase artworks. Tickets are $125 each with all proceeds supporting the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™. Tickets are available by calling 08 8207 7377.
The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™ is Australia's richest prize for natural history art, boasting a total prize pool of $114,500. Each year entries are invited in three categories: Paintings - Works on Paper - Sculpture & Objects
The Waterhouse Youth Art Prize is also available for young artists aged between 16 and 25 years.