陀螺
Tivoli Top
2011
相信“玩”这件事对每个人而言都是至关重要的，而“玩乐精神”在艺术家Nancy Callan的艺术创作中也发挥着重要的作用，她的灵感正是来自漫画书和玩具中那些鲜艳的颜色、夸张的造型以及潜意识里的玩乐精神。这件作品《陀螺》就是Callan艺术创作理念的最好代表，以儿时玩具为灵感，形态又酷似传统威尼斯服装中的帽尖，充分表达了热玻璃吹制的流动性和从熔炉里收获的惊喜与乐趣之间的高超平衡。
Nancy Callan’s work explores the notion of play as an important component in creativity. It is also a dialogue with the challenging medium of blown glass. Nancy was influenced by the bright colors and inflated shapes found in comic books and toys, and by the playful spirit of the unconscious mind. While creating each piece, she tries to balance the fluidity of hot glass with the sense of wonder and fun she felt the first time she gathered from the furnace. Callan believes play is essential not only for the artist but for everyone. When we daydream or play games, we return to our childlike state of mind, where we are free to explore and imagine. This simple joy is a counterweight to our busy lives, and is central to artistic process.
艺术家简介 About The Artist
Nancy Callan
USA/美国
*1964
nancycallanglass.com
NancyCallan是波士顿出生的一名艺术家，1996年在完成学业以后加入了波士顿玻璃艺术协会。她先是师从LinoTagliapietra,后来也成作为很多杰出艺术家的助理，例如Flora Mace等，后来开始自己的创作。今天，她依然是LINO工作室的一名主要吹制大师，同时也随大师在世界巡回旅行。她同时任教于玻璃吹制学校，同时也获得了美国诸多艺术奖项，同时也是TACOMA的客座艺术家。
NancyCallan的作品反映出其高超的技艺和艺术的天分，她的作品结合了玻璃的精湛技术和威尼斯传统工艺，同时也凸显了作为一名当代玻璃艺术家美学的造诣和艺术的慧根。虽然她的作品造型精致，图案多变，但是同时蕴含着作者希望所传达的乐趣和生动。Nancy Callan的作品在波士顿的各个画廊所呈现，同时也被各大美国博物馆所收藏，包括康宁玻璃博物馆和Tacoma玻璃博物馆等。
Boston native Nancy Callan joined the Seattle glass community in 1996, after completing her studies at the Massachusetts College of Art. She began her career as an assistant to Lino Tagliapietra and as a production gaffer for the Manifesto Lighting Corporation. While developing her own artwork, Callan assisted prominent artists including Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Ginny Ruffner, and Josiah McElheny. Today, Callan remains a key member of Lino Tagliapietra’s glassblowing team and travels internationally as the maestro’s assistant. Callan has taught advanced glassblowing workshops at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA and Haystack Mountain School on Deer Isle, ME. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Creative Glass Center of America (CGCA) Fellowship in Millville, NJ and two Residencies at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA.
Callan’s artistic voice as a glass sculptor reflects her high-level training and talents. Her work combines the skill and finesse of the Venetian tradition with the wit and aesthetic sensibility of a contemporary artist. Although her artwork features highly refined forms and complex patterns, a sense of play and fun is equally prominent.