Marlene Rose (born December 5, 1967)[1] is an American glass sculptor. She specializes in sandcast glass work, a method inspired by bronze casting, and is a pioneer of the glass art equivalent.
Marlene Rose | |
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| Born | December 5, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California |
| Occupation | Glass artist |
| Awards | National Endowment for the Arts grant, 2007 |
Early life and education
editRose graduated from Tulane University, acquiring a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors in Glass. She then acquired a Master of Fine Arts at the California College of Arts and Crafts.[2] She also studied at the Pilchuck Glass School founded by Dale Chihuly and Anne Gould Hauberg.[3]
As she was starting her glass artistry, Rose recalls seeing many functional pieces, such as kitchenware, made from glass and thinking, “There wasn’t a statement. There wasn’t an expression, a communication, with this shape.” This helped further actualize her eventual predilection toward glass sculpture.[4] Rose is among the first artists to use traditional bronze casting methods with glass, having used and developed such practices since the 1980s.[3]
Career
editIn 2007, Rose was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant.[3]
In 2016, Rose opened the Marlene Rose Gallery in Clearwater, Florida, which is the first gallery created for the sole purpose of exhibiting her artwork.[5]
On September 29, 2019, Rose was featured on a segment of CBS News Sunday Morning titled "Glass Cast in Sand", where she was interviewed by Lee Cowan.[6]
Technique
editRose's usual glass-making technique is inspired by bronze casting. Rose pours molten glass – which she refers to as "lava" – into a sand mold, then waits upwards of six days for her pieces to cool in the oven before removing the piece from the mold.[3]
Rose is strongly inspired by artistic traditions and past civilizations of African and Asian origin.[4] Frequent motifs in her sculptures include Buddha heads and butterflies.
Personal
editShe currently resides in Clearwater, Florida, where her gallery is based.
She is married to architect Thomas Coates.[4]
Selected works
edit- 2008: "Crimson Door": cast glass and wrought iron[7]
- 2011: "Buddha Wall": glass, steel, and copper[8]
- 2011: "Merlot Compass Rose Butterfly": sandcast glass, steel, copper[9]
- 2014: "Electric Blue Lady Cecile": sandcast steel, copper[9]
- 2015: "Polka Dot Buddha": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2016: "Bearded Boy": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2016: "Large Festival Mask": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2016: "Merlot Bell with Torii": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2016: "Rose Cherry Blossom": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2017: "Fountain Buddha": sandcast glass[8]
- 2020: "Air to Water Buddha": sandcast glass, steel[10]
- 2020: "Aqua O With Roofing Nails": sandcast glass[9]
- 2020: "Double Pointy Bell Tower": sandcast glass, steel[10]
Exhibitions
edit- January 10 to February 23, 2014: Morean Arts Center, "Keep It Glassy, St. Pete!: Glass in the Sunshine City", Tampa, Florida[11]
- 2015: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, "Fired: Glass", Arvada, Colorado[3]
- 2019: Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Marlene Rose: Cultural Blueprints, Fort Wayne, Indiana[12]
- National Gallery of Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria[8]
References
edit- ^ "The Brickle Collection". brickleartcollection.com. 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Marlene Rose". ravengalleryaspen.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "MARLENE ROSE - Sculpture / Glass" (PDF). Off the Wall Gallery. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c DeYoung, Bill (17 May 2019). "Out of the sand: Marlene Rose is unique among glass artists". imaginemuseum.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Marlene Rose Gallery". Downtown Clearwater. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Cowan, Lee (29 September 2019). "Glass art, cast in sand". CBS News. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Lot 1184: Marlene Rose (born 1967) Crimson Door, 2008 cast glass and wrought iron, signed Marlene Rose 2008 height overall 27 3/4in (70.5cm); width 16in (40.6cm); depth 10in (25.4cm); height of glass 18in (45.8cm); width 14 1/4in (36.2cm)". invaluable.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Townsend, Jen (16 May 2017). "CAST Contributor Feature: Marlene Rose, Part 1 of 4". castartandobjects.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Marlene Rose Works & Biography". aldocastillogallery.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marlene Rose". habatat.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Morean Arts Center Past Exhibits". Morean Arts Center. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Marlene Rose: Cultural Blueprints". Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Retrieved September 29, 2019.