Moshe Bursuker
Artist Statement
Since the beginning of my arts education, I have been drawn to both photography and blown glass sculpture. It is my conviction to define a relationship between these two mediums that enhances both forms of artistic expression. Glass has the ability to amplify the subjects and details in photography and photography can highlight the lustrous and fluid qualities of glass.
My interest in this particular style of work is in the use of sand carving on blown glass. The images that are sandblasted into the glass are important to me because of either personal experience or artist influence. Carving these images into glass makes them tangible, a vision you can touch.The end result speaks to me about life, process, memory, and experience.
This work utilizes different colors of glass to duotone an image.I find the pixilation most interesting because pixels are the most basic unit in digital imagery and yet in glass they have the appearance of high detail. Since process is such an integral part of my work and inherent in both photography, and glassblowing, the way in which I capture the image is key.I select, edit and modify the images digitally.They become patterns, which are manually carved into glass.This enhances the visual effect and allows the piece to be viewed from many perspectives.
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