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| Nicole Ayliffe |
| Using hot glass, I have been creating forms that explore the ideas of optics and space.These forms act as an optical lens.Glass naturally lends itself to the refection and refraction of light and I have been using these qualities to create a space through which to view a photographic image of the landscape.The black and white photographic images reference the Australian landscape, and are highlighted by the refraction of light through the glass form.Many of the photographic images have been taken along the coastline of Australia, where I spend much of my time surfing and exploring the natural environment.I also find inspiration in the repetition of line within the landscape, such as ploughed fields, the rows of vineyards or the furrowed lines on the surface of the sand.I find these types of reoccurring patterns respond particularly well with the thickness of the glass forms, creating movement, depth and distortion.Each glass piece is created with a different shape, thickness and form, creating a variation in optical qualities. The Optical Landscape series are hot blown, then cut and polished.The photographic image is embedded into a gel and is then applied to the glass surface, allowing the glass form to act as a lens.The photographic process is applied after the piece has been annealed and cold worked. The glass piece is then reheated and the image is set onto the surface. This photographic process is not widely known, as it was developed at my university, and there are currently no other people combining this type of photography and hot blown glass together, so they are very unique. Artist CV EDUCATION/TRAINING 2005Bachelor of Visual Arts Specialisation (Honours-1st class), Glass major, SASA, Adelaide Participant, Scott Chaseling Blowing Fused Glass Workshop, Jam Factory,Adelaide 2004Bachelor of Visual Arts (Specialisation), Glass major, SASA, Adelaide AWARDS 2007Vicki Torr on-line Gallery Prize Finalist, Young Glass International, Ebeltoft, Denmark 2006Helpmann Academy Project Support Grant Finalist, The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2005Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, AUS and NZ 2005 & 2006 High Commendation, Glass Art Society Award, GAS Conference,International Student Exhibition Bullseye Scholarship, Scott Chaseling Blowing Fused Glass Workshop, Jam Factory High Commendation, Adelaide City Council Award for Visual Art 2004South Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Arts Prize SELECTED COLLECTIONS National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia College of Fine Arts, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2007Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT Optical Landscapes, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2006Adelaide City Council High Commendation Award Exhibition, Adelaide City Council, SA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2007 SOFA/Chicago, Glass Artists' Gallery, Chicago, IL Contemporary Art Glass, Kirra Gallery Melbourne VIC Glass Weekend, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Wheaton Villiage, USA Glass Focus, Handmark Gallery, Hobart TAS Young Talent, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney NSW Object 07.Art Rotterdam, Contemporary Art Gallery, Holland The Vessel Explored, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, USA Young Glass International, Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark Vessels for Spring, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Gems from the National Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW Encore ’07, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney NSW Coalesce, (Fringe Festival), Studio Barcelona, Adelaide SA COLLECT, Glass Artists' Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK 2006SOFA/Chicago, Glass Artists' Gallery, Chicago, IL Sculpture & Form, Peter Walker Fine Art, Walkerville SA Ranamok Glass Prize 2006: Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW, Brisbane QLD, Wagga Wagga NSW, Hobart TAS. Morewell VIC The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide SA Intersection (SALA festival), Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide SA Art Taipei, Glass Artists' Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan Helpmann Academy ‘Maestros and Apprentices Auction’, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA Encore ’06, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney NSW Flair ’06, Ausglass Members Exhibition, Council House Foyer, Perth WA Art + Glass +Design (Fringe Festival), Studio Barcelona, Adelaide SA Launch ’06, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney NSW 2005Ranamok Glass Prize 2005: Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW, Brisbane QLD, Wagga Wagga NSW, Bathurst NSW, East Gosford NSW, Maitland NSW Time Exhibition, Experiment Design Symposium 2005, South Australian Museum, SA Helpmann Academy ‘Maestros and Apprentices Auction’, Adelaide Convention Centre, SA Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide SA 2004The Last Picture Show, SASA Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, N Building, UNISA, SA Photography Exhibition (SALA festival), Hollywood Beach Café,Henley Beach SA Kiln Formed Glass Exhibition, J111 Gallery, UNISA, Underdale Campus SA PUBLICATIONS 2007“New Glass Rievew, 28”, Neues Glas, 2007, Corning Museum of Glass, New York “Update Arts Magazine”,Volume 14, Number 3, Issue 57, September 2007. pg.7, Helpmann Academy, SA 2006“Eastern Courier”, November 8, 2006. pg.4, Messenger Newspapers, South Austalia “SA Life”, Volume 3, Number 9, September 2006. pg.100, Canongate Partners Pty Ltd, SA “Adelaide Matters”, Issue 72, June 2006. pg.41, Messenger Newspapers, SA “SDQ–Scene Design Quarterly”, No.21,Autumn 2006. pg.48, Indesign Publishing, NSW “New Glass Rievew, 27”, Neues Glas, 2006, Corning Museum of Glass, New York |
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