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Ann’s Show, as described by the Boise Art Museum
“Ann Gardner interprets the physical world through sculpture, utilizing the intrinsic properties of her materials to represent natural phenomena. Her blown-glass vessels are inspired by the relationship between air and water, and shaped by the natural interplay of breath and molten glass. The transparent, ethereal forms create layering effects, forming unexpected shapes with each vantage point. Gardner’s organic, visually dynamic installation expresses the movement and fluctuation of bubbles as they interact with liquid and light.
Ann Gardner began working with glass during a 1985 residency at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. She has since received many grants and awards, including fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in 1993, and the 2011 Rakow Commission from The Corning Museum of Glass. Gardner’s artwork can be found in the collections of such institutions as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American Craft Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum.
Organized by the Boise Art Museum
Supported in part by a grant from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
With additional support from Foerstel Design”
Video bio below, produced during her residency at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA in 2016.
WInston Wächter New York | Fall 2019 Solo Show “Vapor”
Vapor, show description by Winston Wächter;
“Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York is pleased to announce Vapor, an exhibition of new sculpture works by Ann Gardner. Inspired by air and water, these shimmering mosaics, glass domes, and orbs create dynamic experiences for viewers as they move around them.
The Blown Glass series features hanging clusters of hand blown glass spheres, each unique in size, shape, and density. The shapes are familiar and playful, resembling air trapped underwater or bubbles floating in air. Light is reflected and diffused by the sculptures, which are tinted with subtle blues and grays of sky and water. The colors shift depending on the viewer’s perspective, and new organic shapes appear in areas of overlap or in shadows on the walls behind.
The Wave series considers the flow and movement of water over the earth. For Gardner, waves washing over a beach and ebb and flow of tides connect to breath and life. These works feature a glass wave enveloping a smaller orb. The texture of air bubbles trapped in the surface of the wave obscures yet still reveals the inner orb. Depending on light and perspective, these inner shapes come and go, appear and disappear. Fleeting shapes and movements that appear naturally in water are found throughout Gardner’s work. Fixed in glass, these sculptures allow for longer contemplation of forms, rhythms, and patterns in nature.
Water has long held deep importance for Gardner, who has lived her entire life on the Pacific Northwest coast. The play of color and light on the surface of water has influenced the large mosaic works, such as Daybreak, a glimmering triptych of cut glass panels in understated hues of silver, blue, gray, and gold. Horizon resembles the work of Brancusi in its minimalist simplicity, evoking a landscape through two oblong forms of gold and blue. Vapor is a meditation on fluidity and form; yet also reflects a more childlike delight in the play of light and air on water, and the beauty in everyday shapes?”
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Private Commission | San Francisco, California
Comprised of three mosaic panels with steel frames, Title? is a private exterior commission to be installed in an exterior space with natural light. Pictures don’t fully communicate how the glass behaves with the viewers movement and natural light. Watch the video below for a better glimpse into this piece.
Song of Night and Day
“A circle is about life. What goes around comes back, and the cycle repeats. A Mobius strip is the same. This piece, although not a Mobius strip or a circle, references both, visually and conceptually.”