CURRENT EVENTS
PAIRED
EXHIBITION: PAIRED @ Suki&Hugh Bungendore NSW Till 15th October 2023. Just as paired elements evoke a sense of balance and contrast, the artistic practices of Curtis and Schwarzrock complement and support each other. With their shared family life and dynamic contemporary glass studio, theirs is an intrinsic partnership.
L Curtis: Paired Edge [red/gold & green, in clear/grey] Tallest 30 x 23 x 5cm
R Schwarzrock: a frenetic stillness, dimensions variable 230 x 120 cmBent glass, electrodes, ionised inert gas, electrical current, nylon thread, junction box. Photos courtesy of SUKI&HUGH gallery
R Schwarzrock: a frenetic stillness, dimensions variable 230 x 120 cmBent glass, electrodes, ionised inert gas, electrical current, nylon thread, junction box. Photos courtesy of SUKI&HUGH gallery
AGGREGATE: PERSPECTIVES IN RECYCLED GLASS
L: Matthew Curtis, TV screen glass with neon and recycled LVL, photo Waratah Lahy
15 SEPTEMBER - 28 OCTOBER, 2023
THE MIXING ROOM GALLERY AT THOR’S HAMMER
As one of the most energy-intensive and extensively utilised building and manufacturing materials, glass needs a circular solution.
Aggregate: Perspectives in Recycled Glass explores material reuse innovations, showcasing a collection of works by local artists and makers that utilise recycled glass in both utilitarian and aesthetic ways.
The collection of exhibited works makes use of a variety of recycled glass forms, including televisions screens, window glass and bottles; and encompasses sculpture, installation, objects and small-scale production pieces.
Matthew Curtis has prototype work in recycled material in this exhibition.
THE MIXING ROOM GALLERY AT THOR’S HAMMER
As one of the most energy-intensive and extensively utilised building and manufacturing materials, glass needs a circular solution.
Aggregate: Perspectives in Recycled Glass explores material reuse innovations, showcasing a collection of works by local artists and makers that utilise recycled glass in both utilitarian and aesthetic ways.
The collection of exhibited works makes use of a variety of recycled glass forms, including televisions screens, window glass and bottles; and encompasses sculpture, installation, objects and small-scale production pieces.
Matthew Curtis has prototype work in recycled material in this exhibition.
UPCOMING OPEN STUDIO QPRC ARTS TRAIL
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th Oct 2023 | 10am - 4pm Matt and Harry will open their home studio, a former Arnott's biscuit factory, where they now run their glass workshop. On the Arts Trail weekend you are welcome to wander through their studio. There will be regular glass-blowing demonstrations and neon and plasma illuminated works to see up close. As Matthew is passionate about recycling glass from the waste stream, there will be works in progress, made from a variety of waste glass. There will also be prototypes and production ware available for sale. Matt and Harry have a cheeky studio tradition of a trade-table where there are objects to trade, for local honey, jams or a bottle of dry white wine.
Curtis & Schwarzrock
Matthew Curtis 2021
Periphery #2115 Cherry Red Clear Grey h 47 cm Photo Hilary Wardaugh
Murmuration 2020 Public Artwork with Canberra Glassworks and DJAS. Awarded the 2021 Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture in the ACT. Photo Ross Caddaye
OUR GLASS PRACTICE IS IN ITSELF SHIFTING PUZZLE, AT TIMES A RAUCOUS FAMILY AFFAIR WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR FAMILY. AT OTHER MOMENTS IT IS A QUIET DISTILLATION OF MATERIAL TO CREATE SCULPTURAL WORKS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
Harriet Schwarzrock plasma heart 2022 video Mark Mohell.
Detail 2021 spaces between stillness and movement National Portrait Gallery Photo NPG Mark Mohell
Curtis 2021 Margin #2121 Tangerine Clear Grey h 73 photo Hilary Wardaugh
Harriet Schwarzrock
bloom 2017
Blown glass, stainless steel.
40 h x 40 x 16cm
Photo @suki&hugh_gallery
Curtis 2021 Periphery #2118 AquaGreenGrey h53 Photo Hilary Wardaugh
Matthew Curtis Photo Hilary Wardaugh 2021 studio development of work for Sabbia exhibition Luminous Margin
Harry in the studio Photo 2021 Hilary Wardaugh
Asia Link Residency. Toyama Museum exhibition 2018 Chisa Kobayashi.
Matthew Curtis Increment. Developed on residency at Canberra Glassworks 2015
. Photo Rob Little. Collected by Corning Museum of Glass, Exhibited in New Glass Now 2019. Touring, Renwick Gallery Smithsonian, Toyama Museum of Glass 2022.
interactive plasma heart form
Harriet Schwarzrock 2018
20 x 12 x 8 cm
photo Beth Hirsch
between movement and stillness
Interactive
blown glass plasma
photo Suki and Hugh Gallery
exhibited @ Canberra Glassworks 2018 in 'Hearts and Minds' exhibition with Penny Byrne and Brian McNamara.
Matthew Curtis Section Pair Neo and Ruby 2017 Blown glass, stainless frame 14 x 32 x 5" Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis Red Contour 2017 photo Harry
Matthew Curtis 2017 Ediface, Grey and Red Pair, 2017, blown and fused glass, stainless steel rim, 62h x 44 w x 18cm Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis 2017
Incline Red Grid
Blown fused glass, stainless rim.
39h x 42 x 10 cm
Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis 2017
Amber and Cherry Section Pair
Blown and fused glass, stainless steel.
32h x 83 x 15 cm
Photo Rob Little
Harriet Schwarzrock, dusk between 2017 Blown glass, metal base, photo @Suki&hugh_gallery
Harriet Schwarzrock 2017 drift
blown glass, powder coated steel base
57 x 80 x 18 cm Photo @suki&hugh_gallery
Harriet Schwarzrock
detail installed at Canberra Glassworks 2017 Defining Moments Exhibition
Blue Divide 2016
Blown glass, stainless armature
Photo Wendy Dawes
LINKS & Press
- www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/harriet-schwarzrock-2021
- https://artsandculture.google.com/story/lit-light-in-transmission-pittsburgh-glass-center/bgVROZHu-SThgA?hl=en
- https://amp.smh.com.au/national/act/a-canberra-glassworks-exhibition-you-can-get-your-hands-on-20180124-h0nq8o.html Review in Sydney Morning Herald of Hearts and Minds Exhibition at Canberra Glassworks 2018.
- Canberra Times article on Art Group Fellowship at Canberra Glassworks www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/harriet-schwarzrock-earns-art-group-creative-fellowship-at-canberra-glassworks-20170717-gxcu3z.html
- asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/exchanges/2018-exchanges/past-residencies/japan/japan2/japan
- A video interview with ABC Australia Wide for Defining Moments with Andrew Bell [23 mins into episode] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/australia-wide-march-4/8323418
- Art review: defining moments by Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock – Canberra Glassworks (The Canberra Times, March 7, 2017)
- Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock: Defining Moments (Art Almanac, January 30, 2017)
- Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock's Defining Moments (The Canberra Times, January 20, 2017)
- Art review: Interconnected at Form Studio and Gallery, Queanbeyan (The Canberra Times, February 26. 2016)
- Glass artist Matthew Curtis in demand from Wagga Wagga to overseas (The Australian, November 28, 2015)
- Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock transform old home (The Canberra Times, November 1, 2014)
- Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock find Queanbeyan fits the bill (The Canberra Times, October 10, 2014)