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Avant-garde glass works on exhibit
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FOR many, glass art seems to belong to the category of craft rather than an elevated art form, but iglass 2016, the short name for the 5th Contemporary Glass Exhibition, at Levant Art Gallery will prove that glass is a medium of art.
“We introduced glass works made by Western artists in previous shows,” said Karen Zheng, the exhibition organizer. “After six years and many visits to domestic studios, I realized that Chinese glass artists are not inferior to their foreign peers.”
She said the first Chinese glass art studio was set up at Shanghai University in 2000. Since then, glass art education and creation has developed rapidly as reflected in iglass 2016.
“Some pioneers devoted themselves to glass art education and became teachers at fine arts schools. Some are very productive in glass art creation and pursued advanced studies overseas,” Zheng added.
This exhibition displays glass works created by 11 domestic artists, including Zhuang Xiaowei — who founded China’s first glass art studio, and three female artists.
Sunny Wang, a Hong Kong Baptist University professor, attempts to convey a sense of calmness amidst hectic life through her tinted glass forms, which on close examination, reveal tiny transparent ladders in the sky. Wang was inspired by her trip to Tibet Autonomous Region where local folks believe they can climb a ladder drawn on a cliff face to go to heaven after they die.
Wang said she hopes her work can persuade people to enjoy every moment of their present existence.
Another impressive piece was created by Xue Lu, a teacher of Shanghai Institute of Visual Art. Her fascination with Chinese culture and philosophy is evident in her works, such as a pair of dark green wings caught in twisted glass tubes. It renders a strange feeling of power and fragility.
Moe Du is the youngest of the 11 artists featured in the exhibition. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, Du now works as an independent artist. Her glass pieces show fragmented memories floating in subconsciousness.
Date: Through November 3,
10am-5:30pm (Tuesday-Saturday; Closed on October 1-7)
Tel: 5213-5366
Venue: Levant Art Gallery
Address: 107 Huqiu Rd
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