Photos (2): Courtesy of Koplin Del Rio Gallery
Left:
Einar and Jamex
de la Torre
E l Cakeito,
2010
archival digital print
on vinyl with epoxy
coating, resin casting,
found objects,
mixed media
59x162x3.5 in.
layerin g
Einar & Jamex
de la Torre
Describe your work:
M ix e d
m ed ia, o fte n in clu d in g b lo w n
glass. W e do g a lle ry w o r k ,
in stallatio n , and p u b lic art.
Describe your process:
It is
abou t la y e rin g , a natural ap -
p ro a ch , as w e are co llab o rato rs
and also im m igran ts. W e la y e r
m aterials and ideas.
Pilchuck connection:
W e h ave
tau gh t th e re fo u r o r fiv e tim es
and q u ite e n jo y d o in g it.
W hat makes your work
unique:
B ecau se o n ly o c c a sio n -
ally do w e h a ve access to h o t
sh o p s, w e h a ve had to k e e p ou r
ap p roach as fa st and fresh as
p o ssib le ; v e r y ra re ly do w e
rep e at an yth in g.
Biggest artistic influences:
T h e
rich visu als o f p o p u la r cu ltu re in
M e x ic o , p re-C o lu m b ia n M e so -
am erican art, C a th o lic art, and
G erm an e x p ressio n ism .
W hat you like most about
glass:
T h e sp o n tan eity . It is
sim p ly th e fa ste st scu lp tin g
m aterial th e re is; also , th e sy n -
e rg y th at h ap p en s in th e h o t
sh o p w ith th e c re w . It is a
d an ce-like p ro c e ss, y e t v e r y
fo cu se d and tech n ical.
Biggest challenge with glass:
S h ip p in g. W o r s t co m b in atio n
ev e r: h e a v y and frag ile .
Proudest of:
T w o im p o rtan t
a w ard s, th e L o u is C o m fo rt
T iffa n y a w a rd and th e Joan
M itc h e ll F o u n d atio n aw ard .
W hat’s next:
A large so lo e x -
h ib it at th e T u c s o n M u seu m o f
A r t o p e n in g in F e b ru a ry.
Right:
Einar and Jamex
de la Torre
Fate,
2006
blown glass
and mixed media
48 x 24 x 8 in.
Right:
April Surgent
The Passenger,
2009
cameo engraved glass
17 x 19.25 x 2 in.
Below:
April Surgent
Into the Surface,
2010
cameo engraved glass,
metal, wood
7 X 14 X 4
ft.
044 american craft
fcb/m arn
