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Hello Lightning Tamers!
Percy here, this is episode 49 and in today’s podcast I’ll be reading a review on an exhibition I curated called LIT: Light in Transmission that was shown in Hodge Gallery at the Pittsburgh Glass Center last year in 2021 from February 5 and extended until July 28. This is the second exhibition I’ve curated the first being in 2017 an ISU Alumni exhibition from Glass Program, and so I find this to be valuable to have documented thoughts and interpretations of what I’ve helped create. This goes double for the podcast and any of the videos guides, and content, I produce. Your feedback is valuable. |
Show Notes
- Preview – Retro by ONE
- Patreon Promo – Next Time by Hayku
- The opening theme -Taming Lightning by Trav B. Ryan
- Credits – Walking by Ras-Hop
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Well it’s an art magazine that is published four times a year by UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, New York. With four-color printing and the highest production values, the magazine presents a serious discourse about glass as a medium for contemporary art. Glass Quarterly was founded by Richard Yelle in 1979, and was originally titled New Work in Glass. In its 167 issues, the magazine has provided a critical context to the most important work being done in the medium of glass. Its contributors include some of the most important critics and curators in the field.
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The Neon Makers Guild is an organization dedicated to the preservation of the craft of neon. We offer support, connection, and resources to both seasoned benders and those just beginning their neon journey. We strive for excellence by valuing high standards and adhering to the best practices in the fabrication of neon. We respect neon as a highly specialized skill, honoring those who have dedicated themselves to learning it, advocating for transparency, and crediting the hands that make it.
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The mission of the Plasma Art Alliance (PAA) is to promote illuminated plasma in glass as a sculptural art medium; foster public awareness of this art form through exhibitions, conferences and educational outreach; and support the exchange of information related to techniques and technologies essential to the advancement of the field. PAA will serve the growing interest in this evolving art form for the mutual benefit of artists, enthusiasts and patrons.
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This review was written by a Pittsburgh-based independent curator and critic Vicky A. Clark for the magazine, Glass Quarterly featured in issue 163. As a production under urbanglass that has one of the few public access studios to learn and experience neon and plasma, and there’s bound to be past features I have yet to check out, as matter of fact I have purchased a back issue 162, with a cover feature Drawn to the Glow by Victoria Ahmadizadeh Melendez, about the staying power of neon despite predicted obsolescence and constant replacement with LEDS. In the next episode I will be talking with Vicky A. Clark to learn about her background and share insights about the exhibition.
Thank you Vicky for your review, I have shared it with all the participants in the exhibition and look forward to sharing our conversation about the exhibition.
I’d like to thank Pittsburgh Glass Center for supporting me as a place of research and inspiration, in addition to their support via the Advance Black Arts in Pittsburgh Grant that funded the exhibition LIT: Light in Transmission. Plasma Art Alliance where I have access to the well of knowledge and connects me to some amazing and supportive people.
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