{"id":42315,"date":"2020-10-03T11:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T16:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=42315"},"modified":"2020-10-13T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:05:13","slug":"diy-design-glass-glass-more-glass-ceramic-brute-flower-arranging-and-gold-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2020\/10\/03\/diy-design-glass-glass-more-glass-ceramic-brute-flower-arranging-and-gold-working\/","title":{"rendered":"~DIY: DESIGN . . GLASS, GLASS & MORE GLASS \/ CERAMIC BRUT, FLOWER ARRANGING, and . . BRASS WORKING !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

DESIGN: YUSUKE HANAI \/ HENRY HAUZ T-SHIRT
\nGLASS: EVAN CHAMBERLAIN \/ JEFFREY TRANCHELL \/ JONNY CAMPOLO
\nCERAMIC BRUT: ELISA SOLIVEN \/ at HESSE FLATOW
\nFLOWER ARRANGING: KANA TOGASHI \/ of SAFFRON BROOKLYN & LES
\nBRASS WORKING: KARA HAMILTON PINS on DANIEL GIORDANO via MOTHER GALLERY, BEACON <\/p>\n

A NEW GENERATION of ARTIST \/ ARTISANS . . is having a light bulb !! moment !!<\/p>\n

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\nscreenshot \/ video posted by New York Times Style Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

& it’s totally dominated by new age: glass !!
\nhi-end, low-end. hot or cold process. stained, leaded, or fused \/ often functional, sometimes purely fanciful, it’s gorgeous to look at, and . . right through. luminous. rich, nuanced or primary bold colors – it’s a serious ‘surface’ that inter-plays with its surroundings, esp . . a window of natural light.
\nas. even . . the mainstream New York Times has discovered.
\nsee: ‘Murano Glass . . a new generation of artisans’ – New York Times Style Magazine \/ Sept 30, 2020 <\/a>
\nhere’s a key take-away:
\n“Brooklyn-based glass artist, ANDREW O. HUGHES 42, attributes contemporary interest in Murano (glass) to several factors (including): a bit of ceramic fatigue, (and) a desire for the luminosity of glass in an era of pared-down interiors…”<\/p>\n

we would add, a new found appreciation for skills, and all things hand-made, and one-of-a-kind, and most importantly not able to be fully realized – on a (computer) screen !!<\/p>\n

it can be opaque, or transparent, just like, well . . . people.
\n& in Jeffrey Tranchell’s hands, it’s even . . the new graffiti !!<\/p>\n

but, don’t write off ceramics totally, yet. either.
\nsomehow, in response to all this glass swanning, and fluid form, ceramics has become show-stoppingly: brutalist !!
\nand why do we feel, metal working, esp traditional gold – is the next big thing ?
\nand flowers of course, done with new flair – are always \/ the golden cherry – at the top.<\/p>\n

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\nDrawing for DIY Tee by HANAI YUSUKE,
\nfor HENRY HAUZ, art gallery & retail store \/ Tokyo.
\nimage via Instagram @grain_on _skateboards
\nsee: @haniayusuke
\nsee: @henryhauz<\/p>\n

one of my very fav designer \/ illustrator \/ artists right now, Hanai Yusuke<\/strong> really gets both the outlaw, and the traditionalism of . . DIY.
\nit’s not just a new word for craft, it’s a community-based, often in-your-face . . attitude.
\nDIY also conveys indie entrepreneurship \/ in a way – all artists today are DIY, running their own little businesses, or at least pr \/ on the web & across social media.
\nto be DIY, doesn’t necessarily mean to be: functional . . but, it’s certainly cool, that this<\/strong> DIY anthem is !!
\nit is<\/strong> a basic tee shirt.
\nI also particularly like how,in Hanai Yusuke’s work, the ‘people’ who run through it – are the Shakespearean-like comic relief \/ peanut gallery – who are overlooked by the ruling classes, the status quo, the ‘privledged’, but who nonetheless . . dish up the real<\/strong> commentary, just as in the golden age of samurai films.<\/p>\n

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\nhand-blown glass \/ gold fumicello cruet . . by young Brooklyn-based EVAN CHAMBERLAIN.
\nEvan Chamberlain Glassworks \/ hand-blown glass art made in America.
\nDM for pricing wholesale & inquiry on IG @chamberlandia
\nimage via Instagram @chamberlandia<\/p>\n

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\nfused glass art by JONNY CAMPOLO.
\non the other extreme, boldly more art expressionistic, though great craft vestiges echo though-out.
\n& well, it is functional – if you consider uplifting your spirit & changing your head-set – a service.
\nbut, no – no way craft, or DIY has to be functional, we got over that decades ago.
\nit’s more a working with traditional materials, and blowing upthe traditional – conventions.
\nimage via Instagram @jonnycampolo<\/p>\n

note:<\/strong> Jonny has a big \/ little (!!) show of his new fused work, titled: ‘The Big Orange’ . . . !!!
\nopening at the very indie \/ Calendar Gazebo space in Jonathan Hartshorn’s rural New Mexico backyard (!!)
\nSun Oct 4, 2020 \/ tomorrow \/ more on that . . tomorrow !!
\nsee: @jonnycampolo \/ @calendar.gazebo<\/p>\n

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\nJEFFREY TRANCHELL . . leaded ‘stained’ glass suncatchers.
\nI have to credit Jeffery Tranchell, a long time friend of mine \/ & more recently a founder\/member\/curator at Essex Flowers, who is now based in Detroit . . with turning me onto the new wave of DIY glass.
\nHe’s always been into my<\/strong> DIY (!!) . . . repairing old quilts \/ all by hand-stitch and with a lot of ingenuity.
\nit’s interesting to note how vastly<\/strong> dissimilar the surfaces of glass (hard) and quilts (soft) are \/ as well as the techniques of working them. yet, (patchwork) quilts and glass – both have a very mosaic effect.
\nas well as a great potential for pattern, or non-pattern, total free-fall & artistic expression.
\nboth are ancient hand-made arts providing both warmth, and symbolic wishes: stay safe \/ enduring marriage wedding bands, etc (quilts) \/ while we find stained glass windows in glorious cathedrals, and also humble abodes . . giving comfort, and allowing in light, as well as inspiration to the divine.
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nJEFFREY has . . followed the light (!!), by placing his glass suncatchers outdoors, and then in fact a-fixing them to gates, etc.
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nin effect, they become a new age ‘graffiti’, which is often very much prized by the new owner.
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nthe stained glass projects, then evolved into bringing the lightweight, but weather-durable leaded glass pieces into the city, NYC city, specifically Brooklyn . . where they are basically non-invasive, although functioning as graffiti \/ & where people capture them ‘in the wild’ and post the I-saw-it photos. he’s even made a map.
\n& he even tries to hang them onto those ubiquitous NYC construction gates – with peep holes, or temporary windows !!
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nbut mostly they are rather like this. stained glass – for contemporary ‘parkour’ worship.
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nJeffrey screws them in with bits of wire and ‘one-way’ screws, so they are pretty much not easily removed.
\nthese are all soldered, or leaded glass works – so pretty durable.
\nimage via Instagram @jeffreytranchell<\/p>\n

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\nELISA SOLIVEN, ‘Memory in the Shape of a U’ . . up thru OCT 17, 2020 \/ at HESSE FLATOW
\nread more \/ see images:<\/strong> Elisa Soliven – Hesse Flatow \/ gallery website<\/a>
\ninstallation shot via Instagram @hesse_flatow<\/p>\n

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\nthis weekend includes a flower arrangement \/ collab with . . KANA TOGASHI \/ of SAFFRON BROOKLYN, & L.E.S.<\/a>
\nthis is just one shot, there are larger arrangements thru-out, even in the bigger vessels !!
\nimage via Instagram @hesse_flatow<\/p>\n

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\nELISA SOLIVEN . . the vessels at first appear to be almost concrete, very brut \/ though I suppose that’s . . brutalist !!
\nbut, because of the tiny colored tile or jewel-like \/ colored glass-like (!!) fragments imbedded into the clay surface, they also take on the aspect of those heavy metallic ornate, medieval be-jewelled manuscript covers.
\nimage via Instagram @hesse_flatow<\/p>\n

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\nElisa with a flower bouquet \/ designed by Kana Togashi.
\nflower arranging !! an equally revered traditional skill, esp in Japan – now caught up with the DIY 2020s.
\nKana owns her shop, now with 2 locations \/ so she’s def a DIY artisan – entrepreneur.
\nnote . . the DIY wrapping paper.
\nimage via Instagram @saffronbk<\/p>\n

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\nDANIEL GIORDANO . . wearing DIY brass pins . . by Canadian artist . . KARA HAMILTON !!
\nyes, this is how the mighty !! love to play !!
\nDIY !! FOREVER !!
\nimage via Instagram @mothergallery story \/ Photo: KATY GRANNAN<\/strong>
\nsee: @danieljgiordano
\nsee: @jkarah <\/p>\n

DIY !! FOREVER !!
\nt-shirt \/ glass, glass, & glass
\nceramic clay \/ flowers \/ brass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

note:<\/strong> DANIEL GIORDANO will be in the next group show at MOTHER GALLERY along with . .
\nCAITLIN MacQUEEN & MARCY HERMANSADER \/ titled ‘HUNCH’ . . opening: Sun Oct 31, 2020.
\nsee: MOTHER GALLERY, BEACON<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DESIGN: YUSUKE HANAI \/ HENRY HAUZ T-SHIRT GLASS: EVAN CHAMBERLAIN \/ JEFFREY TRANCHELL \/ JONNY CAMPOLO CERAMIC BRUT: ELISA SOLIVEN \/ at HESSE FLATOW FLOWER ARRANGING: KANA TOGASHI \/ of SAFFRON BROOKLYN & LES BRASS WORKING: KARA HAMILTON PINS on DANIEL GIORDANO via MOTHER GALLERY, BEACON A NEW GENERATION of ARTIST \/ ARTISANS . . […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42315"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42386,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42315\/revisions\/42386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}