ADAM AARONSON

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Adam Aaronson has been at the heart of British studio glass for more than 25 years, first as a gallerist and subsequently as an artist. In 1996, Adam established his current glass blowing studio in Earl’s Court, London. Adam specializes in free blown glass, and his work experiments with such processes as his own “late coloring”’ technique and self-taught methods. His vessels and sculptures are at once a celebration of the simplicity of pure form, and also an investigation into layering. His colored patinas draw on painterly techniques but are predominately inspired by a love of natural landscapes and waterscapes.

Artist Statement
I am inspired by the ceaseless mutability of light on the landscape, the sky and on water. I am fascinated by horizons, the vanishing point where the land merges with the sky. Glass is the ideal medium to express this idea of continual change since its properties are inherently mutable, not only in its molten state but also in the way the play of light creates endless nuances in the finished piece. I have been developing shapes that act as a raw canvas for the surface imagery. The large scale and dramatic forms of these works are intended to have a primitive quality that preserves the fluidity inherent in the glass medium.

I like the ambiguity of colour and contrast, the way in which, for example, a swathe of bright red in a landscape or sunset can be read as fire or flower by different viewers. In fact, even though I give each artwork a title that reflects my own perception and inspiration, observers may find themselves recalling moments in time within their own “imaginary landscapes.”

Selected Private & Public Collections
Hilary Clinton (gift from Tony Blair), USA
Dame Judi Dench, UK
Lady Thatcher, UK
Ivana Trump, USA
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, UK
Broadfield House Glass Museum, Kingswinford, UK
St Mark’s Unitarian Church, Edinburgh, UK

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