光域 Richard Whiteley中国首展亮相上海玻璃博物馆
2019年6月19日
2019年4月28日14点,理查德·怀特利中国首展“光域”于上海玻璃博物馆设计新馆二楼临展厅正式拉开帷幕。该展览由上海玻璃博物馆主办、霍莉·威廉姆斯(Holly Williams)策展。
“光域”是澳大利亚国立大学副教授、艺术家理查德·怀特利先生(Richard Whiteley)在中国的首次个展。作为澳大利亚重要的玻璃艺术家之一,理查德·怀特利惊人地在其作品中统摄了内涵、材料与工艺,向我们展示了作为国际顶级水准玻璃艺术家的高超技艺。
此次展览“光域”展出的16件作品意在探索三个主题:有机的身体结构,建筑的虚空间,以及想象的理想空间。
艺术家理查德·怀特利表示:“我的作品建立在对玻璃特质和光线传播的理解与把握之上…展览中的一些作品有着有机的身体形态,以此让我们意识到我们的那一种想要窥视自己的身体,抑或别的系统的内部情形的愿望。”
在展览开幕式当日,怀特利先生为首批观展的VIP观众们亲自导览,深度解读了16件艺术作品,并同上海玻璃博物馆馆长张琳先生先后致辞。到场嘉宾和专业观众们均对展览的专业水平与艺术价值给予了充分肯定。
自上海玻璃博物馆建馆以来,我们形成了围绕“国际玻璃工作室运动”为核心主题的艺术家展览,广泛邀请国际艺术家展现玻璃材料的无穷魅力和创作理念。
Illuminated Space, Richard Whiteley’s first Chinese exhibition shown in Shanghai Museum of Glass
June 19, 2019
Illuminated Space, Richard Whiteley’s first Chinese exhibition, was officially begun inside Temporary Exhibition Hall on 2/F of Design Wing in Shanghai Museum of Glass at 2pm on 28th April 2019. This exhibition was held by Shanghai Museum of Glass, curated by Holly Williams.
Illuminated Space is the first Chinese individual exhibition of Richard Whiteley, who is an associate professor of The Australian National University and an artist. Being one of Australia’s foremost kiln cast glass artists, he unites connotation, material and craftmanship into his artworks amazingly, showing us his high-end craftmanship as an international top kiln cast glass artists.
Illuminated Space has shown 16 artworks which are aimed to explore three key themes: organic bodily structures, architectural voids and an imagined ideal of space.
Richard Whiteley expressed that “My work is underpinned by understanding and manipulating the properties of glass associated with light transmission… The organic, corporeal gestures in some of the pieces in this exhibition are a reminder of our desire to see within and know the inner workings of our bodies or other systems.”
On the day of opening, Richard Whiteley guided for the first VIP audiences personally, deeply explained these 16 masterpieces and made a speech with Mr Zhang Lin, director of Shanghai Museum of Glass respectively. Both guests and audiences highly appreciated the exhibition’s professionalism and artistic value.
Since the establishment of Shanghai Museum of Glass, we have formed an artist exhibition centered on “International Glass Studio Movement”, which invites international artists to showcase the infinite charm and create concept of glass.