Josiah McElheny: Unit 5

It is no secret that I am absolutely astounded by glass art, and the possibilities of it. This is why I Josiah is my favorite artist in the entire Art: 21 Memory video. He puts these glass items into a hot oven, and when they come out they are almost like jelly. Through this process he is able to cut, and morph this glass in a matter of minutes, and go from square items to these round items. I always assumed that glass art was a new age thing that had just arisen, but Josiah speaks about learning the art from people who had passed it down over millions of years. This brought about a new perspective of this art form. Josiah is also able to create regular glass sculptures, and reflective glass sculptures. By mixing nitrate and the glass sculptures he can create single reflective mirrors, or double reflective objects. He had an art piece where he took reflective items, and placed them into a chamber with double reflective mirror. This created a look of infinite objects within the chamber, and repetitiveness. I enjoy the elegance, and balance in his art work, and the fact that it is not too emotionally driven.