Brian Hurst "Ceremonial Offerings"
Barry Friedman Ltd.
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Barry Friedman Ltd. presents an inaugural solo exhibition by Australian sculptor Brian Hirst. The artist’s mixture of glass vessels, engraved metal detailing, textured surfaces, and asymmetrical silhouettes recall the ceremonial vessels of Eastern cultures. This exhibition also marks Hirst’s first show in New York in nearly 10 years.
Brian Hirst’s exploration of glass is influenced by the history of the development of vessels in world cultures and develops graphically in engravings on the vessels and two-dimensional panels. His interest in archeology and anthropology, is apparent in this exhibition. Meticulously cold worked details lend a decorative quality suggestive of Chinese bronzes, heroic urns, ritual shrine bowls of Japanese Buddhists, and ceremonial Tibetan singing bowls. Curator and critic Sarah Evans has written, “[Hirst creates] a contemporary language of his own that references, but does not imitate, the past and reflects his individual values and interest. For him, these interests are broadly cultural and encompass objects that mark rites of passage and those used in the rituals of daily life.”
[Image: Brian Hirst 2010 "Small Cherry Votive Bowl" Engraved blown/cast glass, platinum, and enamels 9 x 12 x 12 in.]
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Schedule
from March 04, 2011 to April 30, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-03-04 from 18:00 to 20:00