What better artist than Jeremy Sinkus to kick off our 25th Anniversary exhibition series at The Glass Station?

We seek to represent all that American Studio Glass can be, and Sinkus is just that. An accomplished artist and inventor, Jeremy has mastered the varied techniques of blown glass, flame work and glass casting - and he continues to innovate, ever striving to challenge himself and the medium. In turn, his work captivates and challenges us as both artists and observers.

Beneath, There is Light, encapsulates the most compelling of Sinkus’ work. His unique command over the use of dichroic glass has facilitated the creation of sculpture that is as mesmerizing as it is subversive. From the opalescent interior of an abalone shell, to sunlight refracting through the sea, to the volcanic core of the earth itself, Sinkus identifies the light beneath the dark and overlooked, and calls it to the surface. In doing so, he presents his work as something more than reality - castings which perfectly replicate the true nature of his subjects while imbuing them with an aura and permanence unique to the basest and most iconic elements of the natural world.

“I want to make things that nobody has seen before but seem familiar.

Glass gives me the opportunity to have infinite possibilities within the limitations of one material. It has everything for me, really. Glass being of geological ingredients shows assumption of subterranean origin. There is that underlying industrial component to glass that always seems to be there for me. Mineral-like, aquatic, optical and metallic. Glass can be contemporary or ancient. It explores optics and multidimensional travel. It is important to me to create objects that are not obvious in material or substance.

I enjoy when people spend time with a piece, to explore it and find something. As a creator it is the challenge and my mission to create something that doesn’t already exist or change its perspective.

This show will include a selection of work showing the qualities of glass that reflect the subterranean influence the material has had with me over the years. Subterranean meaning objects from beneath. Beneath the land and sea. Minerals and fossils that have geological textures and opalescent attributes. The hidden ocean that carries the largest array of earthen worlds filtered through a watery lens. Illuminated, magnified, glowing and reflecting the optical fluid world around it.”

- JEREMY SINKUS