Szosz photos (2): David Stover
2 states o f m atter
Matthew
Szosz
Near right:
Dante Marioni
Clear with Black
Vessel Display,
2010
blown glass and
plexiglass
9 6 x 9 6 x 5 in.
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Describe your process: I
am
d raw n to th e tran sitio n al p o in ts
o f th e glass p ro c e ss, fro m liquid
to so lid , fro m w h o le to b ro k e n ,
fro m a n ticip atio n to e v e n t. It is
th e se m om en ts o f tran sfo rm a -
tion th at I find m o st sa tisfy in g ,
and th at form th e co re o f m y
p ra ctice.
Pilchuck connection:
I ’v e b een
a stu d e n t, em e rg in g artist-in -
re sid e n ce , and a rtist’s assistant.
Biggest artistic influence:
E v -
ery th in g . T o m e all e x p e rie n c e s
are o p p o rtu n itie s - th e stree t
and th e w o o d s and th e lib rary
and th e m useum are eq u als, and
th e w h o le is far rich e r than th e
parts th e m selve s.
W hat you like most about
glass:
G lass is an in e xh au stib le
w e ll o f a m aterial. It surrou nd s
us in a m yriad o f fo rm s in our
e v e ry d a y liv e s , o ffe rin g in te r-
e stin g b e h a v io r and ap p licatio n s
at e v e r y tu rn . It is u sable across
tw o states o f m atter and all
p o in ts in b e tw e e n , and re -
sp on d s in ev er-su rp risin g and
v a rie d w a y s . T h e r e ’s a lw a y s
so m e th in g to do.
Proudest of:
I w a s h o n o re d in
2009 to re c e iv e th e Ju tta C u n y -
F ra n z a w a rd , a b ie n n ial p rize
fo r in n o v atio n in glass b y an
artist u n d er 40.
W orking on now:
A series o f
p ie ce s in w h ic h glass is h eated
and fu sed in a k iln , and then
re m o v e d and “ e x p a n d e d ” into
larg e co n n e c te d m atrices, and
th en a llo w e d to co o l and d isin -
te g rate at its natural rate.
W hat’s next:
C u ra tin g a ju rie d
s h o w d u rin g th e n e x t G lass A r t
S o c ie ty co n fe re n c e .
Far right:
Dante Marioni
Red Circle Mosaic
with Tellow,
2007
blown glass
39 x 8.5 in.
Left:
Matthew Szosz
Untitled (Inflatable)
No. 47c,
2010
fused and inflated glass
24 x 11 x 10 in.
Right:
Matthew Szosz
Untitled (Inflatable)
No.
4 6 P ,
2010
fused and
inflated glass
14 x 13 x 11 in
fo rm
Dante
Marioni
040 american craft fcb/m arn
