圆形曼陀拉
Mandala
2006
“曼陀拉”（Mandala），来自梵语，意喻坛城，作为象征宇宙世界结构的本源，是应用很广泛的供品之一，也是变化多样的本尊神及众神聚集居处模型缩影。2005年，在艺术家Steven Weinberg来到中国时，以此为灵感来源创作了这一系列作品。作品《圆形曼陀拉》展现了Weinberg以贵金属与玻璃相混合的创作手法，扭转其形态，保留、甚至向内空间注入气泡，把玻璃切割、铸造成各种形态。Weinberg利用玻璃对光线的反射和折射性质，以及这种材质的通透性，用魔术般的手法和精确的技术，展现他心中的大千世界。
“Mandala” (Mandala), from Sanskrit, meaning altar city, as a symbol of the universe, the origin of the world structure, is the application of a wide range of supplies, but also a variety of changes in the gods of God and the gods gathered in the model. In 2005, when the artist Steven Weinberg came to China, he took a source of inspiration created this series of works. The work “Mandala” shows Weinberg’s precious metal and glass blend of creative techniques, to reverse its shape, retain, and even inward space into the bubble, the glass cut, cast into a variety of forms. Weinberg is good at using the glass to reflect the light and the nature of the refraction, as well as the permeability of this material, with magic-like techniques to accurately show the heart of his world.
艺术家简介 About The Artist
Steven Weinberg
USA/美国
*1955
https://weinbergglass.com
Steven Weinberg是新一代玻璃艺术工作室艺术家的代表。在七十年代初期，Weinberg在Alfred学习陶瓷艺术，但是他很快转换到了玻璃艺术，师从玻璃工作室艺术家先锋AndreBilleci和从英国的皇家艺术学院毕业的苏格兰艺术家EricHilton。1979年Weinberg正式毕业，并开始筹建自己的工作室，独立设计和打造工作室的所有设备，这在七十年代的美国是一种非常前卫的做法。
近30年来，Weinberg一直从事玻璃艺术创作，并以此做为自己的事业，成为一名自由艺术家。他一直在罗德岛的工作室中，不断创作和创新，在这里诞生了众多不同系列的作品。
Born in 1954, Weinberg represents the next generation of studio glass artists. In the early 1970s, Weinberg also studied ceramics at Alfred, but he soon switched over to glass, working with studio glass pioneer Andre Billeci, and the Scottish artist Eric Hilton, who had come to Alfred from London’s Royal College of Art.
Upon his graduation in 1979, Weinberg began to build his studio practice, and in his case, he literally built it, starting with the development and construction of his studio equipment. Although popular now, Weinberg’s interest in kiln-casting and in cutting and polishing glass was quite uncommon in American studio glass of the late 1970s.
Over the 30 years that Weinberg has been working with glass, he has made a living as an independent artist and he has worked as a designer for various companies.